title: Twin pregnancy with complete hydatidiform mole and coexisting fetus following ovulation induction with a non-prescribed clomiphene citrate regimen: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Twin pregnancy with complete hydatidiform mole represents a very rare obstetric problem. Management of such cases is always problematic because the possibility of fetal survival should always be weighed against the risk of complications of molar pregnancy.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 34-year-old Caucasian woman presented to our center with mild vaginal bleeding. Our patient was 16 weeks pregnant after a seven-year period of primary infertility. She became pregnant following a non-prescribed regimen of clomiphene citrate extending from the second day to the 13th day of her last cycle. A transabdominal ultrasound examination revealed a twin pregnancy with complete hydatidiform mole and a coexisting fetus. Serum β human chorionic gonadotropin was falsely low as identified by serial dilution of the sample (the 'hook effect'). Our patient refused termination of pregnancy and she was hospitalized for strict observation and follow-up. Unfortunately, she developed an attack of severe vaginal bleeding and a hysterotomy was performed. The fetus died shortly after birth.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Twin pregnancy with complete hydatidiform mole represents a matter of controversy. We suggest that conservation should always be considered whenever tertiary care services and strict observation are available.
authors.affiliation: Woman's Health Center, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. Dr_sherif_shazly@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Sherif Abd-Elkarim Mohammed
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Shazly
authors.forename: Mohammed Khairy
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Ahmed Yahia
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Abdel Badee
authors.forename: Abu-Bakr Abbas
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Alsokkary
authors.forename: Mostafa Mohammed
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Khodary
authors.forename: Nehal Abd-Elkarim
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Mostafa