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<blockquote data-quote="sprinkle0420" data-source="post: 7405053" data-attributes="member: 109167"><p>I really didn't want to say what the defect, but I will go ahead and say due to the anonymity of this site. Basically, they found that the twins are conjoined where their genitals would be. They do have separate legs and at this point, the specialist was able to determine that they share a single bladder. He could not even tell me the feasibility of separation at this point...he said that determining this may not even be possible until the babies were born and they can perform an MRI. Separation comes down to whether they share an intestinal tract...if this is the case, there is no hope for separation. If they can be separated, they will not have any genitalia since this is where the point of attachement is. He also found that one of the twins has a heart defect and fluid build-up in the lungs so this baby might not even survive to birth. I am really at odds with what to do in the situation, the odds of survival are not good, there is a good chance they could be born stillborn, and there is no promise of them being able to be separated. It was so surreal to learn that I have conjoined twins becuase it is so extremely rare. The doctor told me that 90% of individuals who find out they are having conjoined twins choose to terminate pregnancy due to the health risks involved and quality of life of babies once they are born. I have a difficult decision ahead of me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sprinkle0420, post: 7405053, member: 109167"] I really didn't want to say what the defect, but I will go ahead and say due to the anonymity of this site. Basically, they found that the twins are conjoined where their genitals would be. They do have separate legs and at this point, the specialist was able to determine that they share a single bladder. He could not even tell me the feasibility of separation at this point...he said that determining this may not even be possible until the babies were born and they can perform an MRI. Separation comes down to whether they share an intestinal tract...if this is the case, there is no hope for separation. If they can be separated, they will not have any genitalia since this is where the point of attachement is. He also found that one of the twins has a heart defect and fluid build-up in the lungs so this baby might not even survive to birth. I am really at odds with what to do in the situation, the odds of survival are not good, there is a good chance they could be born stillborn, and there is no promise of them being able to be separated. It was so surreal to learn that I have conjoined twins becuase it is so extremely rare. The doctor told me that 90% of individuals who find out they are having conjoined twins choose to terminate pregnancy due to the health risks involved and quality of life of babies once they are born. I have a difficult decision ahead of me. [/QUOTE]
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