title: Recurrent ascites due to oral contraceptives and pregnancy.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Ascites during pregnancy is a rare disorder with wide differential diagnosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report on 8 years of follow-up of a patient suffering from recurrent episodes of ascites following oral contraceptive use and during both her pregnancies. Each ascitic event resulted in spontaneous recovery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The mechanism underlying our patient's fluid shift remains an enigma. We hypothesize that during her pregnancy and when oral contraceptives were administered, high levels of endogenous or exogenous sex hormones led to increased permeability and fluid displacement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel. reissap@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ari
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reiss
authors.forename: Lior
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lowenstein
authors.forename: Ido
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Solt
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Deutsch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology*; D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal