OBJECTIVE: To discuss, through the experience of a case report and extensive literature review, the best practices for the diagnosis and treatment of osseous metaplasia, which is the cause of secondary infertility. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: In vitro fertilization unit in Athens. PATIENT(S): A 40-year-old woman with a 10-year history of secondary infertility. INTERVENTION(S): Hysteroscopic diagnosis and removal of the bony fragment. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Elimination of secondary infertility caused by osseous metaplasia. RESULT(S): After treatment, the woman underwent an IVF program and a healthy neonate was born with cesarean section. CONCLUSION(S): Hysteroscopy remains the best practice for the diagnosis and removal of endometrial ossifications, causing secondary infertility.
OBJECTIVE: To discuss, through the experience of a case report and extensive literature review, the best practices for the diagnosis and treatment of osseous metaplasia, which is the cause of secondary infertility. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: In vitro fertilization unit in Athens. PATIENT(S): A 40-year-old woman with a 10-year history of secondary infertility. INTERVENTION(S): Hysteroscopic diagnosis and removal of the bony fragment. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Elimination of secondary infertility caused by osseous metaplasia. RESULT(S): After treatment, the woman underwent an IVF program and a healthy neonate was born with cesarean section. CONCLUSION(S): Hysteroscopy remains the best practice for the diagnosis and removal of endometrial ossifications, causing secondary infertility.
Authors: Julio César Rosa-E-Silva; Ionara Diniz Barcelos; Paula Andrea Navarro; Ana Carolina Japur de Sá Rosa-E-Silva; Antonio Alberto Nogueira; Rui Alberto Ferriani Journal: J Med Case Rep Date: 2009-09-10
Authors: Aideen P Killeen; Dermot G Morris; David A Kenny; Michael P Mullen; Michael G Diskin; Sinéad M Waters Journal: BMC Genomics Date: 2014-03-26 Impact factor: 3.969