Ultrasonically guided follicular aspiration during a pregnancy with massive ovarian cysts following ovulation induction by gonadotropins.
In this report, the treatment by follicular aspiration was evaluated in a pregnant patient with severe ovarian cysts subsequent to ovulation induction with CC and gonadotropins. The patient had dramatic and immediate improvement of the symptoms and general condition as well as a significant shorter hospital stay. The procedure was, under meticulous US guidance, safe and effective, providing additional improvement or increased therapeutic confidence in the severe complications after ovulation induction, as an assisted option during pregnancy.
Murase
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan.
Imai
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Itoh
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Tamaya
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D000328:Adult; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002996:Clomiphene / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008596:Menotropins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D010062:Ovulation Induction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D013396:Suction / Q000379:methods; D014463:Ultrasonography
D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D002996:Clomiphene; D008596:Menotropins