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A rare and interesting case of heterotopic cervical pregnancy after intracytoplasmic sperm injection and embryo transfer

The wide use of assisted reproductive technologies has contributed to the increased risk of ectopic and subsequently heterotopic pregnancy (HP) rate. Cervical ectopic pregnancy is a very rare and life-threatening form of ectopic pregnancy that can also present as HP. We are describing here a case of...

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Autores principales: Punhani, Ritu, Shankar, Kundavi, Varma, Thankam R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5296831/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28216915
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-1208.197693
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description The wide use of assisted reproductive technologies has contributed to the increased risk of ectopic and subsequently heterotopic pregnancy (HP) rate. Cervical ectopic pregnancy is a very rare and life-threatening form of ectopic pregnancy that can also present as HP. We are describing here a case of 34-year-old woman who presented with bleeding heterotopic cervical pregnancy (HCP). The concomitant viable cervical and intrauterine pregnancies were diagnosed at 8 weeks of gestation. Selective fetal reduction was done for cervical pregnancy following which uterine artery embolization was done as a life-saving measure, and subsequently, injection methotrexate was also given. Although cervical component of HCP has the potential for high morbidity due to massive hemorrhage, the mortality rate is low due to early ultrasonographic diagnosis. A high index of suspicion is mandatory for early diagnosis.
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spelling pubmed-52968312017-02-17 A rare and interesting case of heterotopic cervical pregnancy after intracytoplasmic sperm injection and embryo transfer Punhani, Ritu Shankar, Kundavi Varma, Thankam R. J Hum Reprod Sci Case Report The wide use of assisted reproductive technologies has contributed to the increased risk of ectopic and subsequently heterotopic pregnancy (HP) rate. Cervical ectopic pregnancy is a very rare and life-threatening form of ectopic pregnancy that can also present as HP. We are describing here a case of 34-year-old woman who presented with bleeding heterotopic cervical pregnancy (HCP). The concomitant viable cervical and intrauterine pregnancies were diagnosed at 8 weeks of gestation. Selective fetal reduction was done for cervical pregnancy following which uterine artery embolization was done as a life-saving measure, and subsequently, injection methotrexate was also given. Although cervical component of HCP has the potential for high morbidity due to massive hemorrhage, the mortality rate is low due to early ultrasonographic diagnosis. A high index of suspicion is mandatory for early diagnosis. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016 /pmc/articles/PMC5296831/ /pubmed/28216915 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-1208.197693 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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title A rare and interesting case of heterotopic cervical pregnancy after intracytoplasmic sperm injection and embryo transfer
title_full A rare and interesting case of heterotopic cervical pregnancy after intracytoplasmic sperm injection and embryo transfer
title_fullStr A rare and interesting case of heterotopic cervical pregnancy after intracytoplasmic sperm injection and embryo transfer
title_full_unstemmed A rare and interesting case of heterotopic cervical pregnancy after intracytoplasmic sperm injection and embryo transfer
title_short A rare and interesting case of heterotopic cervical pregnancy after intracytoplasmic sperm injection and embryo transfer
title_sort rare and interesting case of heterotopic cervical pregnancy after intracytoplasmic sperm injection and embryo transfer
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5296831/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28216915
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-1208.197693
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