Three blastocyst stage embryo transfer resulting in a quintuplet pregnancy.
High-order pregnancies are associated with high morbidity and mortality and the incidence is increased as a drastic complication of assisted reproductive technology. This case presents a high-order pregnancy achieved by transfer of three blastocyst stage embryos resulting in a quintuplet pregnancy including a monochorionic triplet. Following the selective termination of the monochorionic triplet, two healthy children were born. The mechanism of monochorionic development and its association with assisted reproductive technology are discussed.
Istanbul Memorial Hospital Reproductive Endocrinology and ART Unit, Istanbul, Turkey. kyakin@hotmail.com
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D000328:Adult; D004624:Embryo Transfer / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D018607:Pregnancy Reduction, Multifetal; D011811:Quintuplets; D020554:Sperm Injections, Intracytoplasmic; D014310:Triplets; D014427:Twins