title: Pelvic pain after gonadotropin administration as a potential sign of endometriosis.
abstract: We describe five patients who developed significant pelvic pain, requiring narcotics, during a controlled ovarian hyperstimulation cycle and who were surgically diagnosed with significant endometriosis. Severe pain, especially if it requires narcotics, is unusual for patients undergoing controlled ovarian hyperstimulation and may be an indicator of endometriosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
authors.forename: Sunny Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Jun
authors.forename: Ruth B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Lathi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006062:Gonadotropins / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D009294:Narcotics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010062:Ovulation Induction / Q000009:adverse effects; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D006062:Gonadotropins; D009294:Narcotics