title: Bilateral simultaneous tubal sextuplets: pregnancy after in-vitro fertilization--embryo transfer following salpingectomy.
abstract: The presence of a damaged tube has been suggested in recent studies to have a negative effect on in-vitro fertilization (IVF) outcome. Performing bilateral salpingectomy prior to IVF to maximize pregnancy rates may also result in unnecessary surgery. This case is also an example of the occurrence of interstitial pregnancy after salpingectomy. This unusual type of ectopic pregnancy must be kept in mind when evaluating a patient suspected of a possible early abnormal gestation after assisted reproductive technolologies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, China Medical College Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: H Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Lo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018997:Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human / Q000097:blood; D004624:Embryo Transfer; D004958:Estradiol / Q000097:blood; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D016471:Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D011274:Pregnancy, Tubal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D018997:Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human; D004958:Estradiol