Fetal reduction involves injecting a chemical (usually Potassium Chloride) into heart or chest cavity to one or more foetuses aiming to stop the heartbeat.
Fetal reduction involves passing a thin needle into the chest cavity or directly into fetal heart and injecting a chemical to stop the heartbeat.
Fetal reduction usually performed after Nuchal Translucency scan at 12 weeks. The reasons are
If there are no complications, repeat scan in 2 weeks is recommended.
The reduced fetus gradually gets absorbed which might take few weeks (usually 4 to 6 weeks)