Case Reports in Women's Health (Oct 2016)

Rare successful pregnancy in a patient with Swyer Syndrome

  • Jyoti Taneja,
  • David Ogutu,
  • Michael Ah-Moye

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12
pp. 1 – 2

Abstract

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Objective: To report a rare successful pregnancy after fertility treatment in a patient with Swyer syndrome. Design: Case report. Setting: Herts & Essex Fertility Centre, Cheshunt, UK. Patient(s): A 36-year-old patient with 46, XY gonadal dysgenesis. 31 year old husband with normal sperm analysis. Intervention(s): Chromosomal analysis, Saline infusion sonography, Pipelle endometrial scratch, ICSI using donor eggs, Embryo Transfer, and Caesarean delivery. Main Outcome Measure(s): Successful pregnancy and live birth. Result(s): Successful treatment with donor eggs, pregnancy, and delivery. Conclusion(s): A patient with 46, XY gonadal dysgenesis in a specially tailored fertility program, can maintain a normal pregnancy and delivery. Keywords: Swyer syndrome, XY female, Gonadal dysgenesis, Primary amenorrhoea and HRT, Pregnancy in Swyer syndrome