Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine

The Korean Society for Reproductive Medicine (대한생식의학회)
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3 Cases of Monozygotic Twin Pregnancy after IVF-ET

체외수정 및 배아이식 후의 일란성 쌍태임신 3례

  • Choi, Sung-Yun (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Yonsei University) ;
  • Jung, Byeong-Jun (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Inje University, Ilsan Paik Hospital) ;
  • Choi, Hyung-Min (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Inje University, Ilsan Paik Hospital) ;
  • Kang, Young-Jae (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Inje University, Ilsan Paik Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Eung-Soo (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Inje University, Ilsan Paik Hospital) ;
  • Song, Hyun-Jin (Infertility Clinic, Seoul Obstetrics and Gynecology)
  • 최성연 (연세대학교 의과대학 산부인과학교실) ;
  • 정병준 (인제대학교 의과대학 일산백병원 산부인과학교실) ;
  • 최형민 (인제대학교 의과대학 일산백병원 산부인과학교실) ;
  • 강영제 (인제대학교 의과대학 일산백병원 산부인과학교실) ;
  • 이응수 (인제대학교 의과대학 일산백병원 산부인과학교실) ;
  • 송현진 (인천 서울산부인과)
  • Published : 2000.09.30
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Abstract

Objective: To report three cases of monozygotic twinning after IVF-ET transfer. Methods: Private practice in two different assisted reproductive technology clinics. Results: Three intrauterine monozygotic twin pregnancies occurred after IVF-ET. One of them was complicated by cord entanglement, another is progressing normal pregnancy without complication and the other was had a normal pregnancy without complication and delivered twin by cesarean section. Conclusion: The reported prevalence of multiple gestations in IVF-ET is a approximately 30%, and it is only 2.7% to be monozygotic twinning in IVF-ET. We report three cases of monozygotic twining after IVF-ET.

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