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[Beta-thalassemia and pregnancy. Apropos of 2 cases]
G Porcu1, I de Buretel, V Pellegrin
1Service de gynécologie-obstétrique A et de procréations médicalement assistées, hôpital La Conception, 147, boulevard Baille, 13385 Marseille, France. geraldine.porcu@mail.ap-hm.fr
Gynecologie, Obstetrique & Fertilite
|December 13, 2002
Abstract:
Homozygous beta-thalassemia is a severe, transfusion dependent anaemia that also causes infertility. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis is possible. Very few pregnancies are reported among such patients. They have a very high obstetrical risk and a pluridisciplinary follow is necessary.