A case report of an abnormal trend in hCG levels in a pregnancy complicated by ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome

A case report of an abnormal trend in hCG levels in a pregnancy complicated by ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome

Objective: To present a case of abnormally trending hCG levels due to ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) and to portray the obscurities of this commonly used method for tracking early pregnancies. Design: Case report. Setting: Outpatient ART facility. Patient: A patient who received controlled...

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Main Authors: Ariel Benor, Richard Grazi, David Kulak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Women's Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214911219300086
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Summary:Objective: To present a case of abnormally trending hCG levels due to ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) and to portray the obscurities of this commonly used method for tracking early pregnancies. Design: Case report. Setting: Outpatient ART facility. Patient: A patient who received controlled ovarian hyperstimulation in an ART cycle. Intervention: Supportive care. Main outcome measure: hCG level. Result: The hCG levels in this patient with OHSS trended in an abnormal fashion, suggesting a failing or ectopic pregnancy, but the patient had a normal intrauterine fetus. Conclusion: hCG levels may be falsely low in pregnancies complicated by OHSS. Keywords: OHSS, hCG, Early pregnancy, Abnormal trend
ISSN:2214-9112

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