Size of a woman's uterus can predict whether she is at risk of having very premature twins after IVF

Barcelona, Spain: Using ultrasound to measure the height of a woman's uterus is a good way to predict whether or not she is at risk of having babies born prematurely if she becomes pregnant with twins after IVF, according to new research presented at the 24th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Barcelona today (Wednesday). Dr Rapha_l Hirt, a Fellow in the Division of Reproductive Medicine at the Hôpital Antoine Béclère, Clamart, Paris (France) headed by Professor Renato Fanchin, told the conference that the finding would help medical professionals and women make objective decisions about how many embryos should be transferred in one IVF attempt. "Twin pregnancies account for between a quarter and a third of pregnancies obtained during IVF, and eight per cent of them are complicated... [read full story]