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Babyaa 7wks 4days visible gestational sac and fetal pole, no yolk sac heartbeat. babybb 9wks 4days alive. could ob/gyn and perinatal ob tested early?

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Doubtful: Usually when twin pregnancies occur fertilization happens at approximately the same time. The growth should be very consistent with each other. It appears that baby a will not continue to grow. I'm sorry.

Answered 10/19/2013

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A member asked:

Babyaa 7wks 4days visible gestational sac and fetal pole, no yolk sac heartbeat. babybb 9wks 4days alive. could ob/gyn and perinatal ob tested early?

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