title: Pelvic abscess complicating an in vitro fertilization pregnancy and review of the literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In vitro fertilisation has become a very common procedure in the infertility practice due to both accessibility and good success rates.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Complications, however, are constant reminders that no procedure is totally safe. In this paper, we present a case of IVF pregnancy that presented with pelvic abscess, and despite two laparotomies the triplet pregnancy was lost at 22 weeks gestation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This case highlights the fact that the progression of pelvic infection in pregnancy can be slow.
authors.affiliation: Obstetrics and Gynecology department, Jordan University of Science and Technology, PO Box 3030, Irbid, Jordan. oqba@al-kuran.com
authors.forename: Oqba
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Al-Kuran
authors.forename: Soha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Beitawi
authors.forename: Lama
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Al-Mehaisen
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000150:complications*; D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous; D000328:Adult; D004624:Embryo Transfer / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007246:Infertility / Q000150:complications*; D007813:Laparotomy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second