title: A case of triploidy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a case of triploidy in a women who conceived after intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  Maternity unit of a university hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 29-year-old woman who was pregnant following intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).
  
  
  METHODS
  Ultrasound and serum screening.
  
  
  METHODS
  Amniocentesis and postmortem findings.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Amniocentesis confirmed the karyotype to be 69XXY, and the pregnancy was terminated.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This case refers to diandric triploidy resulting from fertilization by diploid sperm.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent, UK. dalmiasanjay@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ritu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dalmia
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: G V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Sunanda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D004171:Diploidy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006828:Hydatidiform Mole / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D011123:Polyploidy; D011247:Pregnancy; D020554:Sperm Injections, Intracytoplasmic; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000002:abnormalities*