Mermaid syndrome causes death of 10 year old mermaid girl shiloh pepin. Shiloh was suffering from sirenomelia. Shiloh Pepin had conjoint legs, one partly functional kidney, and absence of a lower colon or genitalia.
With a mental picture of lithe, scantly clad women gyrating sinuously to exotic music, you may laugh at the idea of trying to belly dance in pregnancy. In fact, belly dancing, or more correctly Oriental dance, has its roots in the birthing dances of the Middle East, taught to young girls from childhood as a preparation for childbirth.
We must weigh the pros and cons between transferring 2 embryos to increase the chances of pregnancy with 1 single embryo to reduce the risk of twin pregnancy with IVF. Each case is specific and the decision is taken collectively between the doctor, the biologist and the couple, based on the clinical context of the couple and the experience of the fertility center.
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