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Fatal ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in an anonymous egg donor
Shashank Pooniya1, C Behera2, A R Mridha3
1Department of Forensic Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Abstract:
Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome is a rare, but potentially life-threatening iatrogenic disorder arising from ovulation induction or ovarian hyperstimulation for assisted reproduction techniques. We report a case of a 26-year-old multiparous woman, an anonymous egg donor, who died a few hours after undergoing a procedure to donate eggs at an in vitro fertilization clinic. Her husband alleged that medical negligence had led to her death. The autopsy confirmed death due to ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. We know of no previous descriptions of fatal ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in an anonymous egg donor in medico-legal literature.
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