A Case of Term Delivery in Heterotopic Pregnancy.
- Author:
Young Hwan CHUNG
1
;
Jae Hyuk CHANG
;
Gi Sook MOON
;
Ji Youn CHUNG
;
Chong Soo MOON
;
Soo Hyung SEO
;
Yang Suh PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Heterotopic pregnancy;
Term delivery
- MeSH:
Diagnosis;
Endometriosis;
Female;
Fertilization;
Incidence;
Pregnancy;
Pregnancy, Ectopic;
Pregnancy, Heterotopic*;
Reproductive Techniques, Assisted
- From:Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2003;46(10):2083-2087
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Heterotopic pregnancy is that intrauterine pregnancy is accompanied by a coexisting ectopic pregnancy. The incidence of this disease was very rare, but it has been increased considerably with increasing cases of assisted reproductive technologies and tubal injuries resulted from tubal surgery, endometriosis, and PID. These are prerequisites for diagnosis that close monitoring of early pregnancy including serial serum hCG level and transvaginal sonography. We experienced a case of term delivery in heterotopic pregnancy following natural conception, so report this case with brief review of literatures.