Don't judge a book by its cover; a quintuplet pregnancy following transfer of five poor-quality embryos

Objective To report a case of a quintuplet pregnancy following transfer of five poor-quality cellular-stage embryos. Design Case report. Setting University of Toronto-affiliated infertility clinic. Patient(s) A 35-year-old female with a 2-year history of secondary infertility. Intervention(s) Intrac...

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Published in:Fertility and sterility 2008-11, Vol.90 (5), p.2007.e13-2007.e15
Main Authors: Esfandiari, Navid, D.V.M., Ph.D., H.C.L.D, Claessens, E. Anne, M.D., F.R.C.S.C, Gotlieb, Lynda, R.N, Casper, Robert F., M.D., F.R.C.S.C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
embryo quality
Embryo Transfer
Embryo, Mammalian - pathology
Female
Gestational Age
high-order multiple pregnancy
Humans
Implantation
Infertility, Female - therapy
Internal Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Reduction, Multifetal
Pregnancy, Multiple
Quintuplets
Sperm Injections, Intracytoplasmic
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography, Prenatal
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Summary:Objective To report a case of a quintuplet pregnancy following transfer of five poor-quality cellular-stage embryos. Design Case report. Setting University of Toronto-affiliated infertility clinic. Patient(s) A 35-year-old female with a 2-year history of secondary infertility. Intervention(s) Intracytoplasmic sperm injection and embryo transfer. Main Outcome Measure(s) Clinical pregnancy. Result(s) Quintuplet implantation with five fetal hearts. Conclusion(s) Because the transfer of five poor embryos resulted in a quintuplet implantation, we recommend that embryos with significant morphologic abnormalities, especially in younger patients, be considered as viable embryos with implantation potential.
ISSN:0015-0282
1556-5653
DOI:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.02.087