Pelvic infection after oocyte retrieval: A preventable complication or an inevitable risk?

Tarek El‐Toukhy; Luke Hanna

doi:10.1080/01443610600940273

Pelvic infection after oocyte retrieval: A preventable complication or an inevitable risk?

Tarek El‐Toukhy, Luke Hanna

In: Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology · 2006 · vol. 26(7) , pp. 701–703 · doi:10.1080/01443610600940273 · PMID:17071451 · W2102893154

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This study investigated pelvic infection following ultrasound-guided transvaginal oocyte retrieval during IVF to determine if it is a preventable complication or an inevitable risk.

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In-vitro fertilisation (IVF) has become an integral part of fertility treatment nowadays and is generally viewed as a low-risk procedure. Ultrasound guided transvaginal retrieval (TVOR) is the meth...

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A Case of Pregnancy Complicated by the Development of a Tubo-ovarian Abscess Following In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer 2003

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