title: Induction of ovulation causing recurrent bloody ascites in a woman with endometriosis.
abstract: Massive ascites associated with endometriosis is uncommon. Recurrent episodes of bloody ascites as a result of endometriosis occurred in a woman with familial Mediterranean fever, who underwent therapy for induction of ovulation. Ovulatory agents may provoke accumulation of ascites in patients with endometriosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Feigin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Glikson
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gur
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Galun
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Younis
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Beyth
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology*; D001769:Blood; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications*; D010505:Familial Mediterranean Fever / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010062:Ovulation Induction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012008:Recurrence