The circumstances behind Nadya “Octomom” Suleman’s feat of giving birth in January 2009 to her octuplets are the subjects of the Medical Board of California’s ongoing investigation that could lead to the medical license revocation of Dr. Michael Kamrava, Octoman’s fertility doctor from Beverly Hills.

Testimonies during the first day of the licensing hearing revealed that at 33, Suleman was implanted with 12 embryos by Dr. Kamrava which led to her delivery of such high order multiple births. Going six times the national standards of two to three embryos in in vitro treatments for a healthy woman under 35, as specified by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Deputy Attorney General Judith Alvarado said that Dr. Kamrava has endangered the mother, her babies and, in his violation of the national standards of care, the Board should consider suspending or even revoking his physician’s license.

A year after her marriage to Marcos Gutierrez in 1996, Suleman started receiving IVF treatments from Dr. Kamrava. Gutierrez claimed that their separation in 2000 was due to their inability, as a couple, to conceive children. In 2001, Suleman gave birth to her first baby and to five more before her octuplets’ arrival in 2009. All were conceived through the IVF treatments of Dr. Kamrava.

A holder of a degree in child and adolescent development from the California state University, Fullerton, Suleman started suffering from stress, mood swings and low feelings after the birth of her second child in 2002. Already a single mom, the birth of her octuplets brought outrage when people found out that she has been supporting her 14 kids including two who have autism, with food stamps and Social Security disability payments.

This also prompted questions on whether or not Dr. Kamvara , in spite of his and his patient’s knowledge of the dangers of high order births and given his patient’s economic condition, should have just given in to the patient’s whims and wishes. Dr. Kamrava is also questioned for not having Octomom undergo mental health screening.

But the future looks bright, at least for the next three years, for Suleman and her kids. In doing Eyeworks’ one-hour documentary “My Life as Octomom,” she has ensured that her 14 children will get $250,000 over the next three years. Meanwhile, she intends to have “Octomom” as the trademark for her planned marketing of clothes and diapers, and also that for her family's appearance on reality TV.