A Case of Heterotropic Pregnancy After In Vitro Fertilization.
- Author:
You Mi KIM
1
;
Moon Young KIM
;
Byeong Jun JUNG
;
Hyung Min CHOI
;
Myung Kwon JUN
;
Eung Soo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Inje University, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Kyunggi, Korea.
- Publication Type:In Vitro ; Case Report
- Keywords:
Heterotropic pregnancy;
In Vitro Fertilization
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Adult;
Early Diagnosis;
Female;
Fertilization in Vitro*;
Humans;
Incidence;
Metrorrhagia;
Ovulation Induction;
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease;
Pregnancy*;
Pregnancy, Ectopic;
Ultrasonography
- From:Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2001;44(12):2376-2380
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Heterotropic pregnancy is defined as coexistent intrauterine and ectopic pregnancy. The natural incidence is 1 per 30,000 pregnancies, but in case of ovulation induction and in vitro fertilization, it is 1 per 100 pregnancies. Heterotropic pregnancy is increased with pelvic inflammatory disease and the use of various ovulation induction method. Because heterotropic pregnancy is clinically difficult to early diagnosis, close monitoring of pregnancy is important to prevent a deleterious delay in the treatment of ectopic pregnancy, maternal morbidity, and fetal loss. We experienced a case of heterotropic pregnancy diagnosed by ultrasonography in a 32-year-old woman, who complained of vaginal spotting and low abdominal pain after in vitro fertilization and report the case with brief review of literature.
