Ruptured ectopic pregnancy following a cycle of freeze-all in vitro fertilization: A case report

Abstract

Patients undergoing assisted reproduction are advised to abstain from intercourse to prevent the possibility of multiple pregnancy. If patients do not follow this advice, multiple dizygotic pregnancy or even a heterotopic pregnancy can result. We report the case of a 28-year-old nulliparous female with unexplained infertility who underwent freeze-all vaginal oocyte retrieval. Twenty-one days later she presented with vaginal bleeding (similar to menstruation) and right lower-quadrant pain. The results of ultrasound scanning and a laboratory work-up were consistent with an ectopic pregnancy. She underwent laparoscopic right salpingectomy for a tubal ectopic pregnancy. We recommend sexual abstinence during assisted reproduction to lower the risk of multiple pregnancy and especially of heterotopic pregnancy. Keywords: In vitro fertilization, Ectopic pregnancy, Superfecundation, Superfetation