[Pregnancy after ovariectomy as a result of preservation of the embryos].
We report the first published case of pregnancy obtained with a self-preserved embryo in a woman who, in 1987, had been castrated for a tumoral and painful pelvic disease retrospectively diagnosed as endometriosis. This woman had an old-standing tuboperitoneal infertility, and in vitro fertilization had been performed, followed by cryopreservation of the embryos. Two embryos were transferred during an artificially induced oestro-progestogenic cycle. Pregnancy developed and progressed normally with a simplified therapeutic regimen. This case suggests that preservation of the embryos is a possible solution to the problem of women about to undergo medical or surgical castration and wishing to become pregnant after cure of the disease which motivated the castration.
Racinet
C
C
Service de Gynécologie-Obstétrique et Médecine de la Reproduction, C.H.U. Grenoble, Hôpital Sud, Echirolles.
Quénard
N
N
Sèle
B
B
Bellaïche
D
D
Brizard
A
A
Warembourg
E
E
Bergues
U
U
D000328:Adult; D015925:Cryopreservation / Q000379:methods*; D004624:Embryo Transfer; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D010052:Ovariectomy; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000601:surgery*
Grossesse après castration grâce à une autoconservation embryonnaire.