Mithat Erenus1, Devrim Sezen. 1. ART Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey. erenus@superonline.com
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To report a case of ongoing pregnancy in a woman who underwent hysteroscopy during the implantation phase. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: A university hospital. PATIENT(S): A 34-year-old woman with unexplained infertility who was scheduled for IVF. INTERVENTION(S): Office hysteroscopy. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Hysteroscopy during early pregnancy. RESULT(S): An ongoing pregnancy after hysteroscopy during the implantation phase. CONCLUSION(S): The risk of a properly performed hysteroscopy in the implantation phase of an unrecognized pregnancy may be less than expected.
OBJECTIVE: To report a case of ongoing pregnancy in a woman who underwent hysteroscopy during the implantation phase. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: A university hospital. PATIENT(S): A 34-year-old woman with unexplained infertility who was scheduled for IVF. INTERVENTION(S): Office hysteroscopy. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Hysteroscopy during early pregnancy. RESULT(S): An ongoing pregnancy after hysteroscopy during the implantation phase. CONCLUSION(S): The risk of a properly performed hysteroscopy in the implantation phase of an unrecognized pregnancy may be less than expected.