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  • Dec 14, 2012, 08:27 AM
    rleighnelson
    This may be a nutty question...
    A friend of my daughter's said she was pregnant with twins but had to have a partial D&C to remove one. Is this possible and if so how dangerous is that to the remaining twin?
  • Dec 14, 2012, 01:44 PM
    Alty
    From what I've read this is not possible. Most doctors would have the patient carry both twins until delivery, even if one had passed on. She'd be considered a high risk pregnancy and monitored closely to make sure that the deceased twin was not interfering with the health of the remaining fetus.

    But I have read some articles that say that a D&C is possible for a deceased twin, but only if the twins are in different sacks. I'm not really buying this. I've had a D&C when I miscarried my third child. From what they described about the procedure, there's really no way to remove just one fetus.

    http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&...55325884,d.cGE

    The above link is some info on a D&C, how it's performed.
  • Dec 14, 2012, 02:42 PM
    joypulv
    I've read that it is possible but risky. Google 'abort one twin.'

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