Spontaneous viable pregnancies in cervical and rectal endometriosis: a report of two cases
Asha Latha Ganesh1, Baidyanath Chakravarty
1School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, Kolkata, India.
Objective:
To report two cases of advanced pelvic endometriosis, both with deep rectal involvement and one with extensive cervical involvement appearing like a carcinoma, where both patients achieved spontaneous pregnancy and delivered viable babies.
Design:
Case report.
Setting:
Institute of Reproductive Medicine.
Patient(S):
Two nulliparous patients, one with extensive cervical and rectal and other with deep rectal endometriosis and primary infertility.
Intervention(S):
Medical management.
Main Outcome Measure(S):
Description and treatment of two patients with advanced pelvic endometriosis and pregnancy.
Result(S):
Delivery of viable babies in both cases.
Conclusion:
Prolonged medical treatment may have helped to arrest the progression of the disease by restoring anatomic proximity leading to spontaneous pregnancy in both cases.
