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Re: I can't think of an appropriate subject for this question but please do read it!

From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 30 Mar 2002 18:41:22 -0600 (CST)


At Sat, 30 Mar 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>I have read a lot that with IVF after 2 or 3 embryos are inserted into
>uterus and if later on only 1 is alive the other 2 would be absorbed by
>the body and will not affect the live embryo or cause infection or
>whatever. The same is with vanishing twins. One of the twins who is
>dead would not affect the other twin. Then why with a conception of
>singleton when a missed abortion happens the dead embryo is not absorbed
>by the body

sometimes it is, or it passes naturally

and if it does not pass out there would be a risk for >infection? What's the difference here?

some of the difference has to do with how far along the embryos got -- and some is due to the fact that in a multiple gestation, the remaining embryos continue to make hormones

>Sorry if this sounds ignorant to you and Thanks for your educated
>answer!

--
M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
S. Lake Tahoe, CA

author of "Your Over-35 Week-by-Week Pregnancy Guide"

**this is for general educational purposes only and does not supplant the need for you to consult with your own physician** ***private e-mails WILL NOT be answered***




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