An Israeli hospital has pioneered the use of humor to improve the rate of in-vitro fertilization. Dr. Shevach Friedler of Assaf Harofeh Medical Center in Tzrifin on Tuesday presented findings at a medical conference in Prague suggesting that efforts to artificially impregnate a woman are considerably more successful if she is amused.
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