title: Rescue human chorionic gonadotropin for false empty follicle syndrome: optimism for successful pregnancy outcome.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe two cases of successful pregnancy after a rescue course of hCG in the setting of false empty follicle syndrome.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  Academic medical center.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two patients undergoing ultrasound-guided oocyte retrieval with failure to obtain oocytes during oocyte retrieval.
  
  
  METHODS
  Rescue course of hCG with second oocyte retrieval 35 hours later.
  
  
  METHODS
  Live birth.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Two live-birth pregnancies.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Live-birth pregnancies are a realistic possibility after administration of a rescue course of hCG and repeat oocyte retrieval in the setting of false empty follicle syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Fertility Center, Vincent Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA. jodoyle@partners.org
authors.forename: Joseph O'Brien
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Doyle
authors.forename: Jill Amanda
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Attaman
authors.forename: Aaron Kyle
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Styer
authors.forename: Mary Elizabeth
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Sabatini
authors.forename: John Christopher
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Petrozza
authors.forename: Thomas Louis
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Toth
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D054315:Oocyte Retrieval / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin