title: Successful pregnancy in a pure gonadal dysgenesis with karyotype 46,XY patient (Swyer's syndrome) following oocyte donation and hormonal treatment.
abstract: A pregnancy obtained in a patient with 46XY gonadal dysgenesis (Swyer's syndrome) after ovum donation and IVF/ET is described. The efficacy of this technique in overcoming particular cases of otherwise irreversible infertility is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Instito Materno Infantile, Università degli Studi di Palermo.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bianco
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Agrifoglio
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mannino
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cefalù
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cittadini
mesh_terms: D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D000328:Adult; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000097:blood; D004958:Estradiol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy; D005260:Female; D006061:Gonadal Dysgenesis, 46,XY / Q000150:complications*; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D009865:Oocytes / Q000637:transplantation*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011374:Progesterone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones; D011374:Progesterone; D004958:Estradiol