Successful pregnancy after thermal balloon endometrial ablation followed by in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer
2010
Abstract
To describe a case of successful pregnancy after IVF-ET in a patient with previous thermal ablation of the endometrium by uterine balloon therapy (UBT). Design: Case report.
Setting: University hospital. Patient(s): Polymorbid patient who received UBT and became pregnant after IVF-ET.
Intervention(s): UBT, IVF-ET, and caesarean section. Result(s): After UBT, the patient underwent IVF-ET and gave birth to a healthy newborn at 36 weeks' gestation with a birth weight 2900 g and placenta accreta.
Conclusion(s): Patients who wish to become pregnant after endometrial ablation should undergo preconception consultation and hysteroscopic examination. (Fertil Steril (R) 2010; 93: 1006.e11-e13. (C) 2010 by American Society for Reproductive Medicine.)