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Primary ovarian pregnancy after the empty follicle syndrome: A case report
Author(s) -
Qublan Hussein,
Tahat Yousef,
AlMasri Anwar
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1341-8076
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2008.00781.x
Subject(s) - medicine , primary infertility , infertility , in vitro fertilisation , pregnancy , abdominal pain , gynecology , unexplained infertility , lower abdominal pain , obstetrics , ovarian pregnancy , laparoscopy , vaginal bleeding , surgery , ectopic pregnancy , genetics , biology
A32‐year‐old nulligravida woman underwent in vitro fertilization treatment because of 6 years of unexplained infertility. On the day of ovum pick‐up, no eggs were retrieved and the patient was diagnosed to have empty follicle syndrome. Six weeks later, she presented with left lower abdominal pain and mild vaginal bleeding. Laboratory tests and diagnostic laparoscopy revealed left ovarian pregnancy. Left oophorectomy was performed and the histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis.