background:   objective: comparison of albumin and cabergoline in the prevention of ohss.   materials and methods: 95 high risk infertile women for ohss (more than 20 follicles in both ovaries at day of human chorionic gonadotropin (hcg) injection) were randomly divided into two groups. first group including 48 women received 10 unit intravenous albumin at starting oocyte retrieval, and second ...

Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) presents in ~33% of ovarian stimulation cycles with clinical manifestations varying from mild to severe. Its pathogenesis is unknown. Pleural effusion is reported in ~10% of severe OHSS cases and is usually associated with marked ascites. The isolated finding of pleural effusions without ascites, as the main presenting symptom of OHSS is not frequently r...

Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is a serious complication of ovulation induction which, at present, is being studied increasingly because of its frequent occurrence as a result of the growing number of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) programmes. The anatomical changes involving enlargement of the ovaries and increased capillary permeability leading to acute fluid shift have been tradition...

OBJECTIVE To describe our experience with aggressive outpatient transvaginal paracentesis to manage ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). DESIGN Retrospective case series. SETTING Private, academically affiliated IVF center. PATIENT(S) Women undergoing assisted reproductive technologies (ART) and having a diagnosis of OHSS. INTERVENTION(S) Management of OHSS with hospitalization or ...

This report describes two cases that developed moderate ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) without evidence of haemoconcentration. Both patients developed serious cerebrovascular thrombosis resulting in hemiparesis, and recovered after treatment with anticoagulants. This report emphasizes that other factors may contribute to vascular thrombosis, and illustrates that cerebrovascular accide...

There are few reports on abdominal compartment syndrome that are caused by ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). Here, a case of a 29 year old woman is reported in which intravesical pressure measurement was useful in the management of severe OHSS that had been complicated by abdominal compartment syndrome. The patient's urinary output and general condition did not improve after the initial...

Thromboembolic phenomena are the serious consequences of assisted reproductive technology. We present a case of cerebral sinus vein thrombosis (CVST) following ovarian hyper stimulation syndrome (OHSS). Ten days after recovering from OHSS, the patient presented in the emergency department with thunderclap headache. Her Magnetic Resonance Venography (MRV) showed occluded left transverse sinus an...

Type 2 receptors for vascular endothelial growth factor are believed to be involved in the pathophysiology of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). The objective of this study was to examine the preventive effects of cabergoline on OHSS and its complications. The study is a non randomized clinical trial conducted in 2006-2008 on 75 patients, which were at risk of OHSS and underwent assisted...

Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is rare but most serious complication of ovarian stimulation. Symptoms are mainly related to increased capillary permeability leading to extravasation of fluid into extravascular compartment. Disease pathophysiology is linked to hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) which acts through angiogenic molecule vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). There is r...

Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) remains a major complication of IVF. Triggering ovulation with human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) (as a surrogate to LH) is a major factor in the initiation of OHSS. The pathological process usually intensifies if pregnancy is achieved, as the rising endogenous HCG overstimulates the corpora lutea. Decreasing HCG trigger dose does not prevent OHSS. Gona...