Abstract
Objective: To evaluate IVF-surrogate pregnancy in a patient with ovarian transposition after radical hysterectomy for carcinoma of the cervix. Design: Case report. Setting: A maternity hospital in Tel Aviv that is a major tertiary care and referral center. Patient(s): A 29-year-old woman who underwent Wertheim's hysterectomy for carcinoma of the uterine cervix and ovarian transposition before total pelvic irradiation. Intervention(s): Standard IVF treatment, transabdominal oocyte retrieval, and transfer to surrogate mother. Main Outcome Measure(s): Outcome of IVF cycle. Result(s): A twin pregnancy in the first cycle. Conclusion(s): This is the second reported case of controlled ovarian stimulation and oocyte retrieval performed on a transposed ovary.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1229-1230 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Fertility and Sterility |
Volume | 79 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 May 2003 |
Keywords
- Hysterectomy
- IVF
- Ovarian transposition
- Surrogate pregnancy