OBJECTIVE To report the outcomes of more than 100 cycles of preimplantation genetic diagnosis for monogenetic diseases. DESIGN Case series. SETTING Tertiary assisted reproductive centre in Hong Kong, where patients needed to pay for the cost of preimplantation genetic diagnosis on top of standard in-vitro fertilisation charges. PATIENTS Patients undergoing preimplantation genetic diagnosi...

BACKGROUND Venous thromboembolic disease is among the most common causes of morbidity and mortality during pregnancy. The clinical evaluation alone is insufficient for the diagnosis of venous thromboembolic disease, and the normal pregnant state makes this evaluation even more challenging. DIAGNOSIS Objective testing is the mainstay of diagnosis, including compression ultrasound, impedance pl...

BACKGROUND Although heterotopic gestation is common in assisted reproductive techniques, it is very rare in natural conception and clomiphene induced pregnancy. Diagnosis and appropriate intervention of heterotopic pregnancy requires a high index of suspicious. CASE In this paper a case of heterotopic pregnancy in a 30-year old woman with hemoperitoneum from ruptured tubal pregnancy with live...

OBJECTIVE To report on a case of heterotopic triplet pregnancy after in utero transfer of three embryos obtained by in vitro fertilization (IVF), with progression of the intrauterine twin pregnancy after resection of the cornual pregnancy. DESIGN Technique and instrumentation. SETTING Département de Médecine de la Reproduction, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France. PATIENTS A 32-year-old...

One concern raised in the Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths was the difficulty encountered in diagnosing ectopic pregnancy. The remit of this guideline is not to discuss the methods available for the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy but to discuss the methods and techniques that may be used once a diagnosis has been made. However, it is acknowledged that, when discussing the expectant and...

Background and Objectives: The diagnosis of pregnancy associated adnexal masses is rising due to routine utilization of sonography in prenatal care. The purpose of this study was to describe pregnancy associated adnexal masses over a period of 10 years. Patients and Methods: A retrospective study was reviewed hospital records of all pregnant women with adnexal mass that underwent surgical rese...

BACKGROUND Pregnancy luteoma is a rare non neoplastic condition of the ovary. It is usually asymptomatic and found incidentally during imaging in pregnancy or during cesarean section. Pregnancy luteoma can also occur after ectopic pregnancy. CASE PRESENTATION A 30 year old female presented to G.B. Pant Hospital, Andaman and Nicobar Islands institute of Medical Sciences, Port Blair in October ...

Pheochromocytoma during pregnancy is rare and lethal to the mother and fetus. Its diagnosis is often missed during pregnancy and is usually made during labour or immediately postpartum with increased mortality rates for both the mother and fetus. Early diagnosis and timely, appropriate management reduce possible maternal and fetal complications. A case of pheochromocytoma recognized at early pr...

INTRODUCTION Cornual heterotopic pregnancy is a very rare condition; its incidence remains unknown. We report a case of cornual heterotopic pregnancy managed by laparoscopy and guided methotrexate injection into the cornual sac. CASE PRESENTATION A cornual heterotopic pregnancy was diagnosed at 9 weeks of amenorrhoea in a 31-year-old healthy woman. Ultrasound examination showed a well-formed ...

Introduction: An incidence of abdominal pregnancy is 1 in 10,000 live births accounting for 1.4% of all ectopic pregnancies. Abdominal pregnancy occurs due to secondary implantation from an aborted tubal pregnancy or as a result of intra­abdominal fertilization. Case Report: This is a rare case report of a 20­ year­old primigravida who presented to our hospital at 38 weeks of gestation with adv...