A Case of Heterotopic Pregnancy Following IVF-ET.

Park, Ki Young; Lee, Young; Song, Ji Min; Yoo, Jin Hee; Park, Cheol Hoon; Koh, Young Me; Kim, Heung Ki; Kim, Chang Yee

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 1999;42(8):1831-1834.
Published online January 1, 2001.

A Case of Heterotopic Pregnancy Following IVF-ET.

Ki Young Park, Young Lee, Ji Min Song, Jin Hee Yoo, Cheol Hoon Park, Young Me Koh, Heung Ki Kim, Chang Yee Kim

Abstract

The simultaneous existence of intrauterine and extrauterine pregnancies is known as a heterotopic pregnancy. Spontaneous heterotopic pregnancy is a rare event although its incidence has increased since the recent development of treatment of infertile women with ovulation induction or in-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer(IVF-ET).The theoretical rate of this condition was estimated to be approximately 1 in 30,000 pregnancies. The early diagnosis of heterotopic pregnancy is very difficult . So there is a high maternal morbidity and fetal loss. We reported a IVP - ET patient resulting in the successful delivery of live infant at 35weeks of gestational age from intrauterine pregnancy following surgical removal of ruptured concurrent extrauterine pregnancy.

Key Words: Heterotopic pregnancy, ovulation induction, in-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET)