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Case Reports
. 2004 Jan 15;112(1):107-9.
doi: 10.1016/s0301-2115(03)00283-5.

Spontaneous ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome caused by hypothyroidism in an adult

Bassam M Taher  1 , Raed A Ghariabeh, Nadim S Jarrah, Azmy M Hadidy, Abdelrahman M Radaideh, Kamel M Ajlouni
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Spontaneous ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome caused by hypothyroidism in an adult

Bassam M Taher et al. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. .

Abstract

A 22-year-old patient presented with abdominal pain and massive ovarian enlargement secondary to severe long standing hypothyroidism, mimicking an ovarian cancer. Treatment with L-thyroxin caused marked regression of the tumor.

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