6 weeks 2 days pregnant with triplets by undergoing iui. Now Dr. suggested to abort one baby. As of now all 3 are healthy. Could you pls lrt me know what is the procedure of selective reduction from triplets to twins? How much it costs in bangalore? Wil it effect my other 2 babies? Will it give any infection? Pls help.

Dr. Sajeev KumarGeneral Physician32yrs exp

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The reduction procedure is generally carried out during the first trimester of pregnancy. The most common method is to inject potassium chloride into the fetus's heart; the heart stops and the fetus dies as a result. Generally, the fetal material is reabsorbed into the woman's body. While the procedure generally reduces the over-all risk level for the remaining fetus or fetuses, reduction does have its own risks, including the possibility that one or more of the remaining fetuses will also die. Triple to twins reduction has statistically shown better pregnancy outcome with premature birth before 32 weeks reduced to 10.1% from 20.3% and miscarriage before 24 weeks reduced to 5.6% from 11.5% 

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