title: Ultrasound detection of pyometra at the time of embryo transfer after ovum retrieval for in vitro fertilization.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the detection of pyometra after ovum retrieval for IVF with the routine use of ultrasound-guided embryo transfer.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  Tertiary fertility center.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 29-year-old woman who developed pyometra after ovum retrieval for IVF detected at the time of ultrasound-guided embryo transfer.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cancellation of the embryo transfer, cryopreservation of the embryos, treatment of the pyometra, and a successful frozen-embryo transfer.
  
  
  METHODS
  Normal uterine cavity after treatment and a delivered twin pregnancy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A successful delivered twin pregnancy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Routine use of ultrasound-guided embryo transfer resulted in the rescue of the patient's embryos for cryopreservation, with a resulting ongoing pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Bethesda Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. hofmannge@aol.com
authors.forename: Glen E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Hofmann
authors.forename: Pradeep
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Warikoo
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jacobs
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D015925:Cryopreservation; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004624:Embryo Transfer; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009865:Oocytes; D011247:Pregnancy; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D013492:Suppuration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D014021:Tissue Preservation; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting; D014427:Twins; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D008795:Metronidazole; D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination; D004318:Doxycycline