Pelvic abscess complicating an in vitro fertilization pregnancy and review of the literature

Oqba Al-Kuran, Soha Beitawi, Lama Al-Mehaisen
In: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics · 2008 · vol. 25(7) , pp. 341–343 · doi:10.1007/s10815-008-9222-5 · W1990850624
article OA: bronze CC0 ⤵ 10 in-corpus citations
📄 Open PDF Full text JSON View on OpenAlex View at publisher
⚙ AI-generated summary by gemini-2.5-flash-lite+body, 2026-06-27 ⓘ

This case report describes a pelvic abscess complicating an in vitro fertilization pregnancy, which despite two laparotomies, resulted in loss of the triplet pregnancy at 22 weeks gestation.

One-sentence paraphrase of the abstract; not a substitute for reading it. No clinical advice. How this works

⚙ AI-generated deep summary by claude@2026-06, 2026-06-07 · read from full text ⓘ

This paper reports a clinical case of pelvic abscess occurring during an in vitro fertilization (IVF) triplet pregnancy, along with a brief review of relevant literature on pelvic abscess after IVF. The authors describe presentation during pregnancy and management including two laparotomies, but note that the triplet pregnancy was lost at 22 weeks gestation. The paper emphasizes the key finding that pelvic infection progression in pregnancy can be slow, with delayed recognition possible. This paper does not explicitly discuss endometriosis or adenomyosis; it was included in the corpus via a keyword match in the upstream search index.

Read from the paper's body, not the abstract. Not a substitute for reading the paper. No clinical advice. How this works

Abstract

IntroductionIn vitro fertilisation has become a very common procedure in the infertility practice due to both accessibility and good success rates.DiscussionComplications, however, are constant reminders that no procedure is totally safe. In this paper, we present a case of IVF pregnancy that presented with pelvic abscess, and despite two laparotomies the triplet pregnancy was lost at 22 weeks gestation.ConclusionThis case highlights the fact that the progression of pelvic infection in pregnancy can be slow.
Full text 2,310 characters · extracted from oa-doi-fallback · 4 sections · click to expand

Abstract

Introduction In vitro fertilisation has become a very common procedure in the infertility practice due to both accessibility and good success rates.

Discussion

Complications, however, are constant reminders that no procedure is totally safe. In this paper, we present a case of IVF pregnancy that presented with pelvic abscess, and despite two laparotomies the triplet pregnancy was lost at 22 weeks gestation.

Conclusion

This case highlights the fact that the progression of pelvic infection in pregnancy can be slow.

References

Bennett SJ, Waterstone JJ, et al. Complications of transvaginal ultrasound-directed follicle aspiration: a review of 2670 consecutive procedures. J Assist Reprod Genet. 1993;10:72–7. Tsai Y-C, Lin MYS, et al. Vaginal disinfection with povidone iodine immediately before oocyte retrieval is effective in preventing pelvic abscess formation without compromising the outcome of IVF-ET. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2005;22:173–5. Younis JS, Ezra Y, et al. Late manifestation of pelvic abscess following oocyte retrieval, for in vitro fertilization, in patients with severe endometriosis and ovarian endometriomata. J Assist Reprod Genet. 1997;14:343–6. Matsunaga Y, Fukushima K, et al. A case of pregnancy complicated by the development of a tubo-ovarian abscess following in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer. Am J Perinatol. 2003;20:277–82. El-Shawarby SA, Margara RA, et al. A review of complications following transvaginal oocyte retrieval for in-vitro fertilization. Hum Fertil. 2004;7:127–33. den Boon J, Kimmel CE, et al. Pelvic abscess in the second half of pregnancy after oocyte retrieval for in-vitro fertilization: case report. Hum Reprod. 1999;14:2402–3. Sharpe K, Karovitch AJ, et al. Transvaginal oocyte retrieval for in vitro fertilization complicated by ovarian abscess during pregnancy. Fertil Steril 2006;86:219.e11–3. Author information Authors and Affiliations Corresponding author Rights and permissions About this article Cite this article Al-Kuran, O., Beitawi, S. & Al-Mehaisen, L. Pelvic abscess complicating an in vitro fertilization pregnancy and review of the literature. J Assist Reprod Genet 25, 341–343 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-008-9222-5 Received: Accepted: Published: Issue date: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-008-9222-5

Text is read by the "Ask this paper" AI Q&A widget below. Extraction quality varies by source — PMC NXML preserves structure cleanly, OA-HTML may include some navigation residue, and OA-PDF can have broken hyphenation. The publisher copy (via DOI) is the canonical version.

My notes (saved in your browser only)

⚙ Ask this paper AI returns verbatim quotes from the full text · source: oa-doi-fallback ⓘ

Answers must be backed by verbatim quotes from this paper's full text. Hallucinated quotes are dropped automatically; if no verbatim passage answers the question, we say so. How this works

Citation neighborhood

Papers in the corpus that this work cites (lower rings, blue) and that cite this one (upper rings, green). Dot size scales with the paper's in-corpus citation count — bigger dot = more influential within the endo/adeno field. Click a dot to open that paper. [ expand to 2 hops ] — adds papers reached through this work's immediate citers/citees. Heavier; up to 60 extra dots.

References (7)

Cited by (10)

Source provenance

openalex
last seen: 2026-06-10T17:14:06.276822+00:00
License: CC0 · commercial use OK