| Monozygotic twins in infertile patients with advanced maternal age: case reports and review of the literature. | |
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PMID: 19608163 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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OBJECTIVE: To report two cases of successful monozygotic twin pregnancies in women undergoing infertility treatment and to review possible etiologic factors. DESIGN: Case report and review of the literature. SETTING: University of Toronto-affiliated infertility clinic. PATIENT(S): A 43-year-old woman and a 44-year-old woman with history of secondary infertility. INTERVENTION(S): In vitro fertilization and ET. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Monozygotic twin pregnancy. RESULT(S): Delivery of two sets of monozygotic twins. CONCLUSION(S): The only identified potential risk factors for monozygotic twins are maternal age and assisted reproductive technologies. Both patients reported here were aged >40 years and underwent assisted reproduction procedures, including high-dose gonadotropin stimulation, embryo culture, and, in case 2, intracytoplasmic sperm injection plus assisted hatching. |
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Authors:
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Navid Esfandiari; Monica Kapoor; Hasan Burjaq; Paul Chang; Lynda Gotlieb; Robert F Casper |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article; Review Date: 2009-07-15 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Fertility and sterility Volume: 92 ISSN: 1556-5653 ISO Abbreviation: Fertil. Steril. Publication Date: 2009 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-08-31 Completed Date: 2009-09-23 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372772 Medline TA: Fertil Steril Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1168.e9-1168.e12 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Toronto Centre for Advanced Reproductive Technology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. navid.esfandiari@utoronto.ca |
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Adult Female Humans Infertility, Female / therapy* Maternal Age Pregnancy Pregnancy Outcome* Reproductive Techniques, Assisted* Risk Factors Twins, Monozygotic* |
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