Ectopic pregnancy after transmyometrial embryo transfer: case report
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Published on: February 28, 2014
P Lesny1, S R Killick, J Robinson
1Hull In Vitro Fertilization Unit, East Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
Objective:
To report a case of ectopic pregnancy after transvaginal transmyometrial ET.
Design:
Case report.
Setting:
University-based IVF program.
Patient(S):
A woman with tubal subfertility and a history of difficult ETs.
Intervention(S):
Transvaginal transmyometrial ET performed to avoid a difficult transcervical ET.
Main Outcome Measure(S):
Expected improvement in the pregnancy rate in a selected group of patients.
Result(S):
Tubal pregnancy.
Conclusion(S):
Transmyometrial ET is an attractive alternative to difficult transcervical ET but is not free of complications.
