title: Persistent ascites after ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome and administration of mifepristone (RU 486) for the termination of pregnancy.
abstract: We describe two cases with persistent ascites after ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). Mifepristone (RU 486), an anti-progestin was administered to terminate pregnancy in both cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To our knowledge, this is the first such report and we discuss the implications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Reproductive Medicine and Gynaecological Endocrinology, Kliniken der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf GmbH, Frauenklinik Benrath, Urdenbacher Allee 83, 40593 Düsseldorf, Germany. gnoth@uni-duesseldorf.de
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gnoth
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Halbe
authors.forename: Günter
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Freundl
mesh_terms: D000021:Abortifacient Agents, Steroidal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000328:Adult; D001201:Ascites / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D015735:Mifepristone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016471:Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D020554:Sperm Injections, Intracytoplasmic; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D000021:Abortifacient Agents, Steroidal; D015735:Mifepristone