Recently, a remarkable medical case in China has left doctors around the world speechless. A baby girl, born in the Yunnan province of China, was found to be pregnant with twins at the time of her birth. The baby girl, named Tang Tang, was born via cesarean section at the Yunnan Maternal and Child Health Hospital on May 7th, 2021. When doctors performed the operation, they found two fetuses inside her uterus. Doctors performed an ultrasound and confirmed that the baby girl was pregnant with twins.
The medical team was left speechless as this is an extremely rare occurrence. This phenomenon, known as ‘fetus in fetu’ is the presence of a fetus inside the body of its twin. It is a very rare form of conjoined twinning, which occurs in less than 1 in 500,000 live births. The doctors at the Yunnan Maternal and Child Health Hospital quickly took action by performing a surgery to remove the two fetuses. Tang Tang is expected to make a full recovery and her medical team is monitoring her closely.
The cause of this rare occurrence is still unknown, but doctors suspect that it may have been caused by a rare genetic disorder. The exact cause of Tang Tang’s pregnancy will remain a mystery until further research is conducted. This remarkable case serves as a reminder that medical science is still making incredible breakthroughs every day. As the medical community continues to make progress, more and more mysteries like Tang Tang’s will be solved.
