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Which of my twins has the better chance of surviving?
Query: Hello doctor, I have recently delivered twins, both weighing 4.8 lbs. One of them was preterm, and the other had IUGR. Now, I am concerned. Which of them has a better chance of surviving? Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I feel the preterm baby has a better chance. Both the babies are of the same age and weight. If only one baby has IUGR (intrauterine growth restriction), then it should be having some anomaly, organ problem, or selective problem in some blood vessels or placenta prob... Read Full »
My wife has conceived twins. Kindly review her reports.
Query: Hello doctor, My wife is 18 weeks pregnant with twin gestations. She has conceived through IUI treatment. We want an urgent and detailed feedback regarding her quadruple marker report. How authentic are the report findings, considering there are no other marker tests done before, like double marker?... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your question and understand your concerns. I have reviewed the quadruple marker report (attachment removed to protect patient identity). First of all, any serum screening like double or quadruple marker does not accurately assess the risk of chromos... Read Full »
One of the twins got miscarried. Are my reports worrying?
Query: Hello doctor, I am 29 years old. 19 weeks and four days pregnant. My LMP was four months ago. Two months back, I had slight bleeding and passing of some brown tissue. I had a scan and the report showed an empty sac with bleeding and no cardiac activity. Another sac was also present with cardiac act... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. How are you doing? What you had, in the beginning, was a vanishing twin syndrome. The healthier of the twin survived. The baby which disappeared mostly had some genetic problem, which was not compatible with life. The brown discharge you had was implantation blood. ... Read Full »
I am pregnant with di-di twins and have bulge in uterus. Is it normal?
Query: Hello doctor, An ultrasound at 14 weeks gestation revealed that I am expecting di-di twins. Heart beats were 150 and 145. For the past two weeks I have only felt flutters on the left side of my uterus. I also mostly feel a bulge on the left side of my uterus. Is that normal or is there something wr... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Twin pregnancy is itself more tiring physically as compared to a singleton pregnancy. It is your early second trimester. Have a check on cramps, any vaginal discharge or pain from back to move on to the front, at lower back. If these cramps severe with or without any di... Read Full »
What are the odds of pregnancy if I had two ruptured follicles?
Query: Hello doctor, I am 36 years old and got an hCG shot of 10,000 IU 15 days ago. I had sexual intercourse for six days after taking the injection. The sonography reports confirmed that two follicles of size 19 and 20 mm have ruptured from both ovaries. My due date was yesterday, and the last menstrual ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome back to icliniq.com. As you have taken the hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) injection, a urine pregnancy test would not be the correct way to check for pregnancy. Instead, I suggest you undergo quantitative hCG titers (blood test) and repeat it after 48 hours. These tests can be don... Read Full »
What are the chances of conceiving after hCG injection?
Query: Hello doctor, I am 34 years old and have been trying to conceive for second pregnancy for eight months. My first pregnancy was a natural conception. We consulted a doctor after being unsuccessful. She prescribed Progynova during the cycle and then hCG injection. Both follicles ruptured. Now I am on ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You have done ovulation induction in this cycle. The chances for fertilization in any cycle are roughly around 60 %. The likelihood of twins is low as two sperms need to fertilize the two ova if the ova reach the fallopian tubes. The incidence of twins is more in pro... Read Full »
Could I end up with fraternal twins after having sex twice?
Query: Hello doctor, Fraternal twins are when two eggs have been released and both get fertilized by two different sperms. Does this mean the woman had sex twice to fertilize the second egg or one sperm fertilized both of them? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Actually, twins are babies produced by single same pregnancy can be monozygotic (identical) or dizygotic (fraternal). Monozygotic develop from one zygote which splits in an early stage of development and form two embryos. Dizygotic (fraternal) twins mean each twin devel... Read Full »
How is the packet of amniotic fluid in twin pregnancy?
Query: Hello doctor, In the case of twin pregnancy with a different placenta, the packet of amniotic fluid is also different or there is only one packet on which both babies are living? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Twin pregnancy is of four types. One with two amniotic sacs and two placentae which is known as a diamniotic dichorionic twin. If there is only one sac and one placenta it is called monochorionic monoamniotic twin. If there are just one sac and two placentae, it is mono... Read Full »