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Case Reports
. 2003 May;79(5):1229-30.
doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(03)00148-1.

Surrogate pregnancy in a patient who underwent radical hysterectomy and bilateral transposition of ovaries

Foad Azem  1 , Israel Yovel, Israel Wagman, Rita Kapostiansky, Joseph B Lessing, Ami Amit
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Case Reports

Surrogate pregnancy in a patient who underwent radical hysterectomy and bilateral transposition of ovaries

Foad Azem et al. Fertil Steril. 2003 May.
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Abstract

Objective: To evaluate IVF-surrogate pregnancy in a patient with ovarian transposition after radical hysterectomy for carcinoma of the cervix.

Design: Case report.

Setting: A maternity hospital in Tel Aviv that is a major tertiary care and referral center.

Patient(s): A 29-year-old woman who underwent Wertheim's hysterectomy for carcinoma of the uterine cervix and ovarian transposition before total pelvic irradiation.

Intervention(s): Standard IVF treatment, transabdominal oocyte retrieval, and transfer to surrogate mother.

Main outcome measure(s): Outcome of IVF cycle.

Result(s): A twin pregnancy in the first cycle.

Conclusion(s): This is the second reported case of controlled ovarian stimulation and oocyte retrieval performed on a transposed ovary.

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