The vanishing twin: a major determinant of infant outcome in IVF singleton births

Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2006 Aug;67(8):417-20. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2006.67.8.21976.

Abstract

This article attempts to assess the frequency of vanishing twins in assisted reproductive and spontaneously conceived pregnancies, including in-vitro fertilization (IVF), and its impact on the live-born surviving twin.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cerebral Palsy / etiology
  • Diseases in Twins* / diagnostic imaging
  • Female
  • Fertilization in Vitro
  • Fetal Resorption / diagnostic imaging*
  • Fetal Resorption / pathology
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Premature
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Outcome*
  • Pregnancy Trimester, First
  • Pregnancy, Multiple*
  • Prognosis
  • Ultrasonography, Prenatal