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Dizygotic twin pregnancy after single embryo transfer: a case report and review of the literature

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata, 990-9585, Japan

    Isao Takehara, Toshifumi Takahashi, Shuichiro Hara, Koki Matsuo, Hideki Igarashi & Hirohisa Kurachi

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Capsule We reported a case of dizygotic twins following single embryo transfer and reviewed the literature. All five cases of dizygotic twins were considered to have occurred as the result of single embryo transfer and concurrent natural pregnancies.

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Takehara, I., Takahashi, T., Hara, S. et al. Dizygotic twin pregnancy after single embryo transfer: a case report and review of the literature. J Assist Reprod Genet 31, 443–446 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-013-0170-3

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