Journal of Women's Health Care
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0420
+44-7360-538437
ISSN: 2167-0420
+44-7360-538437
Sofoklis Stavrou
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens,
Athens
Greece
Case Report
OHSS Complicated With PID and Pelvic Abscess after IVF in a 35 Year Old Woman: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Author(s): Sofoklis Stavrou, Ekaterini Domali, Dimitrios Loutradis and Peter DrakakisSofoklis Stavrou, Ekaterini Domali, Dimitrios Loutradis and Peter Drakakis
Background: Ovarian hyper stimulation syndrome is an iatrogenic serious complication that presents after human chorionic gonadotropin stimulation or after the spontaneous peak of luteizing hormone. Pelvic inflammatory disease following the in vitro fertilization and oocyte retrieval is a rare and infrequent complication. Tubo-ovarian abscess has been described as rare and significant complication .We present an uncommon case according the literature in which rare complications of IVF are described.
Methods: We present a case of a 35 year old female patient, gravida 1, para 0 with history of in vitro fertilization short protocol and oocytes retrieval before a month ,attended our hospital complaining for deep abdominal pain since 8 days with significant gynecological past history. Clinical evaluation proved abdominal pain on palpation without fev.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2167-0420.1000285