Michael P Steinkampf1, Sejal P Dharia, Karen Hammond. 1. Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35249-7333, USA. msteinkampf@uabmc.edu
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine the outcome of women with early-stage ovarian malignancies who subsequently underwent assisted reproductive technologies (ART). DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: Academic assisted reproductive technology program. PATIENT(S): Four infertile women who were previously diagnosed with early-stage ovarian malignancies. INTERVENTION(S): Controlled ovulation hyperstimulation, IVF, and/or gamete intrafallopian transfer treatments using clomiphene citrate and/or gonadotropins. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Development of tumor recurrence and disease-free interval. RESULT(S): All four women remain free of disease for up to 15 years after treatment. Three of the four women achieved pregnancy. CONCLUSION(S): In patients with early-stage ovarian malignancies, conservative therapy followed by ovarian stimulation for assisted reproduction is an acceptable strategy.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the outcome of women with early-stage ovarian malignancies who subsequently underwent assisted reproductive technologies (ART). DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: Academic assisted reproductive technology program. PATIENT(S): Four infertile women who were previously diagnosed with early-stage ovarian malignancies. INTERVENTION(S): Controlled ovulation hyperstimulation, IVF, and/or gamete intrafallopian transfer treatments using clomiphene citrate and/or gonadotropins. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Development of tumor recurrence and disease-free interval. RESULT(S): All four women remain free of disease for up to 15 years after treatment. Three of the four women achieved pregnancy. CONCLUSION(S): In patients with early-stage ovarian malignancies, conservative therapy followed by ovarian stimulation for assisted reproduction is an acceptable strategy.