Heterotopic pregnancy after a single embryo transfer
Obstetrics & Gynecology Science
;
: 316-318, 2016.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-81075
ABSTRACT
Heterotopic pregnancy is a rare and life-threatening condition which is defined as coexistent intrauterine and ectopic gestation. The risk of ectopic and heterotopic pregnancy is increasing due to the increased risk of multiple pregnancies with the aid of assisted reproductive technologies. However, it hardly happens in the setting of single embryo transfer, since single embryo transfer significantly reduces the incidence of multiple pregnancies. Surprisingly, we experienced a case of heterotopic pregnancy after a single embryo transfer caused by coincidental natural pregnancy during assisted reproductive technologies. An infertile woman who underwent, during her natural cycle, transfer of a single embryo that had been cryopreserved for 3 years was found to be heterotopically pregnant. After an early and successful management with laparoscopic right salpingectomy, she finally reached at full-term vaginal delivery.
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Main subject:
Pregnancy, Multiple
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Incidence
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Reproductive Techniques, Assisted
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Embryonic Structures
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Single Embryo Transfer
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Salpingectomy
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Pregnancy, Heterotopic
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Language:
English
Journal:
Obstetrics & Gynecology Science
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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