title: Successful pregnancy in a Swyer syndrome patient with preexisting hypertension.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a case of a successful pregnancy and delivery of a patient with 46,XY pure gonadal dysgenesis (Swyer syndrome) and preexisting chronic hypertension who underwent in vitro fertilization (IVF) and embryo transfer (ET).
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report and review of the literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  2nd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Athens, Medical School, "Aretaieion" Hospital. Division of Pediatric-Adolescent Gynecology and Reconstructive Surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 35-year-old woman with Swyer syndrome and chronic idiopathic hypertension.
  
  
  METHODS
  Karyotype analysis due to primary amenorrhea; gonadectomy, hormone therapy, investigation of hypertension, IVF using donor oocytes, embryo transfer and caesarean delivery for fetal distress.
  
  
  METHODS
  Successful pregnancy and live birth.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We present a rare case of a successful pregnancy of a patient with Swyer syndrome accompanied by idiopathic chronic hypertension.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A woman with Swyer syndrome, hypoplastic uterus, and chronic hypertension delivered a healthy newborn.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric-Adolescent Gynecology and Reconstructive Surgery, 2nd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Athens, Medical School, "Aretaieion" Hospital, Athens, Greece. geocre@aretaieio.uoa.gr
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Creatsas
authors.forename: Efthimios
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Deligeoroglou
authors.forename: Pantelis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tsimaris
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pantos
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kreatsa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002585:Cesarean Section; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004624:Embryo Transfer; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D005865:Gestational Age; D006061:Gonadal Dysgenesis, 46,XY / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy*; D007621:Karyotyping; D050498:Live Birth; D008750:Methyldopa / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D008750:Methyldopa