For most infertility specialists and their patients, the number one goal of infertility treatment is to create a safe, viable and healthy singleton pregnancy. The reality however, often ends up differently. For a myriad of reasons, doctors and patients make joint decisions that can result in twin pregnancies or, less frequently in high order multiple (HOM) pregnancies that include triplets, quadruplets and higher.
But even in the most carefully controlled situation, things do not always go as planned. A case study highlighted in the latest issue of
Fertility and Sterility illustrates a surprising
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