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The early diagnosis of multiple pregnancy is based on the demonstration of two or more gestational sacs, and can be made as early as 5 weeks gestation. By 1976, Campbell et al. were able to diagnose quintuplets by ultrasound at 8 weeks. The earliest we have been able to detect a multiple pregnancy was at 5 weeks.
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Hansmann, M., Hackelöer, BJ., Staudach, A. (1986). Multiple Pregnancy. In: Wittmann, B.K. (eds) Ultrasound Diagnosis in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70423-9_5
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