Management strategies of heterotopic pregnancy following in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer

Heterotopic pregnancy after in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer.

We have presented a second case of heterotopic pregnancy after IVF-ET. The most likely cause is direct extrusion of embryos through the tubal ostia by the hydrostatic pressure associated with ET. The diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy must be suspected clinically and not ruled out on the sonographic demonstration of an intrauterine pregnancy. Early diagnosis is essential for the prevention of signi...

Successful management of a triplet heterotopic caesarean scar pregnancy after in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer.

OBJECTIVE To report a case of a triplet heterotopic caesarean scar pregnancy (CSP) with two gestational sacs implanted in the caesarean scar after in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer. DESIGN Case report. SETTINGS Private reproductive medicine center and obstetric department of a university hospital. PATIENT(S) A 31-year-old woman with previous caesarean section affected by secondary in...

Interstitial Pregnancy after In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer Following Bilateral Salpingectomy:Report of Two Cases and Literature Review

Heterotopic pregnancy after in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer: a case report.

INTRODUCTION Heterotopic pregnancy is a life-threatening complication of pregnancy defined as coexistent intrauterine and ectopic gestation. Its diagnosis is frequently overlooked and delayed. CASE OUTLINE A 28-year-old woman experienced acute abdominal pain in pregnancy achieved by in vitro fertilization. Since all previous checkups indicated a normal course of pregnancy, the ectopic pregnan...

Heterotopic triplet pregnancy with an intrauterine, a tubal, and a cervical gestation following in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer.

Medical Research and Educational Department, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital and National Yang-Ming University, School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan c Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Department of Pathology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital and National Yang-Min...