Re: The fetus answer

From: DuBose, Terry (DuboseTerryJ@uams.edu)
Mon Feb 9 09:54:42 2004


Most reasonable comment I have seen yet on these images...

Terry J. DuBose, M.S., RDMS, FSDMS, FAIUM

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--------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- --------------------------------------------------------------- From: ultrasound@obgyn.net [mailto:ultrasound@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of Suzy H Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 8:58 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ULTRASOUND Subject: Re: The fetus answer

My answer:

These fetuses are actually both female. The conjoined fetus on the right has a more prominent clitoris. I have seen full term female infants with ambiguous genitalia to have an even more prominent clitoris, and more prominent labia resembling a penis without foreskin and testicles. Suzy Hettena RDMS

> ----- Original Message -----
From: Terry J DuBose <mailto:tjdubose@juno.com> To: Multiple recipients of list ULTRASOUND <mailto:ultrasound@dns.obgyn.net> Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 4:09 PM Subject: Re: The fetus answer

It it is true discordant gender in conjoined twins, it is beyond my understanding. The only possible explanation I could come up with, and a far stretch at that, would be two eggs fertilized, implanted at exactly the same time and place in the uterus and grew together... but it is really doubtful. Goes against all we know of embryology. Very interesting. Terry

On Sun, 8 Feb 2004 14:53:01 -0600 "Philippe Jeanty" <COW@TheFetus.net> writes:

Looks impossible.. but there you can see it.. so how did this happened ?

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		From: Terry J DuBose [mailto:tjdubose@juno.com]
		Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 1:54 PM
		To: cow@TheFetus.net
		Subject: The fetus answer

Thoracopagus, single cord & placenta. Ambigious gender, or one female & one male? Impossible?

Terry DuBose

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