| Conjoined twins after intracytoplasmic sperm injection and transfer of a single day 2 embryo: case report. | |
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PMID: 19878939 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To describe a case of conjoined twins after intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and transfer of a single day 2 embryo. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): A 30-year-old woman underwent ICSI with a transfer of a single day 2 embryo. INTERVENTION(S): Vaginal ultrasound examination was performed during early pregnancy. RESULT(S): The diagnosis of conjoined twins was made by vaginal ultrasonography at 9 weeks' gestation. The conjoined fetuses were diagnosed as thoracopagus twins with a single beating heart shared between the thoraxes. Extensive ultrasound examination suggested an extremely poor prognosis, Therapeutic termination was performed at 11 weeks. CONCLUSION(S): Given that single embryo transfers are able to shed light on the real incidence of conjoined twins developed on day 2/3 or on day 5/6, this is of interest mechanistically. Thus, it should be taken into account when trying to determine the true incidence of conjoined twins and ultimately trying to understand why these anomalies occur. The importance of early expert vaginal ultrasonography in pregnancies resulting from assisted reproductive technologies is emphasized. |
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Authors:
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Helene Poret; Milene Blanchard; Malak Lemseffer; Dominique Royere; Fabrice Guerif |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2009-10-29 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Fertility and sterility Volume: 93 ISSN: 1556-5653 ISO Abbreviation: Fertil. Steril. Publication Date: 2010 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-01-27 Completed Date: 2010-02-22 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372772 Medline TA: Fertil Steril Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 268.e7-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright 2010 American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Service de M?decine et Biologie de la Reproduction, CHRU Bretonneau, Tours, France. |
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Abortion, Therapeutic Adult Counseling Early Diagnosis Embryo Transfer / adverse effects* Female Gestational Age Humans Pregnancy Sperm Injections, Intracytoplasmic / adverse effects* Treatment Outcome Twins, Conjoined / pathology* Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color Ultrasonography, Prenatal |
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