Outcomes of multifetal pregnancy reduction in multiple pregnancies achieved by intracytoplasmic sperm injection using ejaculated, testicular, or epididymal sperm. 1997

S Kahraman, and K Vicdan, and A Nuhoglu, and N Danişman, and Z Işik, and O D Ozgün, and K Biberoglu
Sevgi Hospital, Assisted Reproductive Techniques and Reproductive Endocrinology Unit, Ankara, Turkey.

OBJECTIVE To report the pregnancy outcome after transabdominal multifetal pregnancy reduction in multiple pregnancies achieved by intracytoplasmic sperm injection. METHODS One twin and 13 triplet pregnancies obtained by intracytoplasmic sperm injection underwent pregnancy reduction. Pregnancies were achieved with ejaculated sperm in 8, testicular sperm in 3, and epididymal sperm in 2 of these cases. All triplet pregnancies were reduced to twins at 10-12 weeks' gestation by transabdominal potassium chloride injection. A twin pregnancy with spina bifida affecting 1 fetus was reduced to singleton at 18 weeks of pregnancy. RESULTS There was no failed procedure and no pregnancy loss within the first 4 weeks after the procedure. A complete miscarriage (7.1%) developed in 1 case at 17 weeks' gestation which was due most probably to the incompetent cervix. In utero fetal death occurred in 1 fetus of another reduced pregnancy. Three of the reduced pregnancies delivered at term, after 37 completed weeks, four premature deliveries occurred between 31 and 35 gestational weeks, and four pregnancies were ongoing beyond 25 weeks' gestation. A total of 16 fetuses, from seven twin and two singleton pregnancies, were delivered without perinatal mortality. CONCLUSIONS Although the sample size was small, our experience indicates that the reduction of triplets obtained by sophisticated infertility treatments such as intracytoplasmic sperm injection using testicular or epididymal sperm seems to be a safe method and can be effectively used.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008845 Microinjections The injection of very small amounts of fluid, often with the aid of a microscope and microsyringes. Microinjection
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D011256 Pregnancy Outcome Results of conception and ensuing pregnancy, including LIVE BIRTH; STILLBIRTH; or SPONTANEOUS ABORTION. The outcome may follow natural or artificial insemination or any of the various ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, such as EMBRYO TRANSFER or FERTILIZATION IN VITRO. Outcome, Pregnancy,Outcomes, Pregnancy,Pregnancy Outcomes
D011272 Pregnancy, Multiple The condition of carrying two or more FETUSES simultaneously. Multiple Pregnancy,Multiple Pregnancies,Pregnancies, Multiple
D004542 Ejaculation The emission of SEMEN to the exterior, resulting from the contraction of muscles surrounding the male internal urogenital ducts. Ejaculations
D004822 Epididymis The convoluted cordlike structure attached to the posterior of the TESTIS. Epididymis consists of the head (caput), the body (corpus), and the tail (cauda). A network of ducts leaving the testis joins into a common epididymal tubule proper which provides the transport, storage, and maturation of SPERMATOZOA.
D005260 Female Females
D005307 Fertilization in Vitro An assisted reproductive technique that includes the direct handling and manipulation of oocytes and sperm to achieve fertilization in vitro. Test-Tube Fertilization,Fertilizations in Vitro,In Vitro Fertilization,Test-Tube Babies,Babies, Test-Tube,Baby, Test-Tube,Fertilization, Test-Tube,Fertilizations, Test-Tube,In Vitro Fertilizations,Test Tube Babies,Test Tube Fertilization,Test-Tube Baby,Test-Tube Fertilizations
D005313 Fetal Death Death of the developing young in utero. BIRTH of a dead FETUS is STILLBIRTH. Fetal Mummification,Fetal Demise,Death, Fetal,Deaths, Fetal,Demise, Fetal,Fetal Deaths,Mummification, Fetal

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