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I'm 9 weeks pregnant with twins. i found out at 6 weeks 4 days and saw both heartbeats. what are the chances of vanishing twin after seeing both?

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Diminishing: The chance is very small and becomes smaller the further along you get.

Answered 5/14/2016

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