Three Cases of Primary Ovarian Pregnancy.
- Author:
Hyuk Woo LEE
1
;
Sang Kug BYUN
;
Jae Chul PARK
;
Yong Ho JO
;
Eui Sik JUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
ovarian pregnancy
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Diagnosis;
Female;
Hemoperitoneum;
Incidence;
Intrauterine Devices;
Ovarian Cysts;
Ovary;
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease;
Pregnancy;
Pregnancy, Ectopic*;
Risk Factors;
Rupture;
Uterine Hemorrhage
- From:Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2002;45(11):2081-2086
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Primary ovarian pregnacy is a rare form of ectopic pregnacy of which an estimated overall incidence is highly variable, but improved diagnosis of acute hemoperitoneum of ovarian may reveal a higher incidence than reported earlier. Ovarian pregnancy is uaually accompanied with the rupture of the ovary and massive hemoperitoneum. It usually presents with abdominal pain, menstural irregularities, vaginal bleeding, a palpable adnexal mass and other symptoms which are very similar to those of tubal ectopic pregnacy and hemorrhgic corpus luteum cysts. Risk factors to ovarian pregnancy include a history of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), prior pelvic surgery, and use of an intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUD). We have experienced three cases of ovarian pregnancy, which are presented with a brief review of the literature.
