What is TTTS? TTTS is Twin to Twin Transfer Syndrome. It is a disease that only affects the Identical twin pregnancies, which are the Mono/Mono and Mono/Di pregnancies because it is a disease that affects the placenta. This disease affects the nutrition that each baby gets. This disease affects the blood vessels that are connected to the umbilical cords. This disease can affect your babies at anytime during the pregnancy. It is something that can be very dangerous. One twin ends up getting (stealing) more of the nutrients so that the other twin ends up getting only a little. This can cause the twins to become very different in size and this problem will have to be fixed very quickly. To fix this problem they will have to do surgery. If this happens early in the pregnancy you can have laser surgery to seal off the connection between the blood vessels so that they are no longer sharing. Also in some cases you will have to deliver the babies preterm so no further damage can be done. To learn more about this disease and to join in the awareness of this terrible disease follow the link below.
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