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Heterotopic cervical pregnancy: Case report and literature review
Author(s) -
Fan Yazhen,
Du Aijun,
Zhang Yinfeng,
Xiao Nan,
Zhang Yunshan,
Ma Junfang,
Meng Wenjia,
Luo Haining
Publication year - 2022
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/jog.15193
Subject(s) - medicine , heterotopic pregnancy , ectopic pregnancy , in vitro fertilisation , intracytoplasmic sperm injection , pregnancy , assisted reproductive technology , gynecology , cervical pregnancy , embryo transfer , obstetrics , infertility , cervical canal , uterine cavity , uterus , cervix , gestational sac , genetics , cancer , biology
Cervical pregnancy (CP) is a rare form of ectopic pregnancy (EP) in which the embryo implants and grows inside the endocervical canal. Heterotopic cervical pregnancy is an even rare form of EP, in which at least two embryos are simultaneously implanted in different sites and only one in the uterine cavity. Although many treatment approaches are available, the ideal management remains unclear. Here, we describe two cases of CP caused by assisted reproductive technologies (ART). One case underwent fertilization with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) for male factor infertility, and the other was frozen–thawed embryo transfer (FET) following conventional in vitro fertilization (IVF). Both cases were successfully treated with ultrasound‐guided cervical pregnancy aspiration, and intrauterine pregnancies were effectively protected. To the best of our knowledge, these two were rare case reports use aspiration without additional methods and intrauterine pregnancy achieved live birth.