title: Retained pregnancy complicating donor ovum transfer.
abstract: Retained pregnancy is an uncommon complication of females participating in uterine lavage for purposes of ovum donation. Reported are two subjects experiencing this complication. Unlike other ovum donors, uterine retroflexion was present in both women. This anatomic configuration was likely responsible for the retained pregnancies and such women are best excluded from participating in this method of embryo donation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, School of Medicine, Los Angeles 90033.
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Sauer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004624:Embryo Transfer; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007315:Insemination, Artificial; D010063:Ovum / Q000637:transplantation*; D011247:Pregnancy; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D014599:Uterus / Q000033:anatomy & histology*