Thrombosis post ovarian hyperstimulation.
OBJECTIVE
To document a rare case of internal jugular and subclavian vein thrombosis following ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome.


METHODS
Case report.


METHODS
District General Hospital in the United Kingdom.


METHODS
A 37-year-old lady who had undergone in vitro fertilization and subsequently developed internal jugular and subclavian vein thrombosis as a complication of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome.


METHODS
Treatment with low molecular weight heparin throughout pregnancy.


METHODS
Outcome of treatment and the pregnancy.


RESULTS
Successful treatment with a live birth at term.


CONCLUSIONS
High index of suspicion for venous thrombosis is needed in women with ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. Current regimes of prophylactic heparin in these women should be reviewed, as they seem inadequate in preventing thrombosis.
Chipwete
Saliya Ellen
SE
Women's Health Directorate, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, Margate, United Kingdom. schipwete@doctors.org.uk
Bugren
Sarah
S
Rafla
Nagy
N
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins; D016471:Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D013350:Subclavian Vein; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*