Ewha Med J.  1993 Mar;16(1):109-112. 10.12771/emj.1993.16.1.109.

A Case of Trisomy 16 was Discovered with Missed Abortion after in Vitro Fertilization and Embryotransfer

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  • 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Korea.

Abstract

We experienced a case of trisomy 16 discovered with missed abortion in pregnancy achievedby IVF-ET. Spontaneous abortion rate after IVF-ET was higher than normal pregnancy. Chro-mosome anomalies had been reported in spontaneous abortions after IVF-ET. We had attempted to karyotype which miscarriged gestational 8 weeks, and the result was found trisomy 16.So we reported the case with a brief review of literatures.


MeSH Terms

Abortion, Missed*
Abortion, Spontaneous
Female
Fertilization in Vitro*
Humans
Karyotype
Pregnancy
Trisomy*
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