Rescue human chorionic gonadotropin for false empty follicle syndrome: optimism for successful pregnancy outcome.

OBJECTIVE: To describe two cases of successful pregnancy after a rescue course of hCG in the setting of false empty follicle syndrome. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Academic medical center. PATIENT(S): Two patients undergoing ultrasound-guided oocyte retrieval with failure to obtain oocytes during oocyte retrieval. INTERVENTION(S): Rescue course of hCG with second oocyte retrieval 35 hours later. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Live birth. RESULT(S): Two live-birth pregnancies. CONCLUSION(S): Live-birth pregnancies are a realistic possibility after administration of a rescue course of hCG and repeat oocyte retrieval in the setting of false empty follicle syndrome.