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Re: 2 questions about twin pregnancy

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 2 Mar 2002 23:52:45 -0600 (CST)

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At Sat, 2 Mar 2002, Maria wrote: >
>I am in my 7th week and just found out via unltrasound that I am
>pregnant with fraternal twins (saw two placentas at opposit ends of the
>uterus)! The heartbeat of one was 144 per minute, and the other was at
>147 per minute.
>
>Questions:
>1. now that I have seen the heartbeats, is the chance of misccariage
>greatly reduced as in usual pregnancies, or is the stat different for
>twins?

Maria it is the same.

>2. I am 31 years old and in good health. By carrying twins, am I
>automatically classified as a "high risk pregnancy"?

Maria

Yes, by virtue of twinw s

And as a result, is >it customary to conduct an omniosynthesis?

Marie

based on age and genetic risk, not # of fetus >
>Thanks.

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William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Chairman, Editorial Advisory Board
Pregnancy and Birth Section
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.

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