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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spelling doaj-bf4de323adaf4bda8ac8b4d959f8715c2020-11-25T02:41:38ZengElsevierCase Reports in Women's Health2214-91122019-01-0121A case report of an abnormal trend in hCG levels in a pregnancy complicated by ovarian hyperstimulation syndromeAriel Benor0Richard Grazi1David Kulak2Corresponding author at: 967 48th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11219, USA.; Genesis Fertility, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility at Maimonides Medical Center, 6010 Bay Pkwy., Brooklyn, New York, USAGenesis Fertility, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility at Maimonides Medical Center, 6010 Bay Pkwy., Brooklyn, New York, USAGenesis Fertility, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility at Maimonides Medical Center, 6010 Bay Pkwy., Brooklyn, New York, USAObjective: 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 trendhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214911219300086
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author Ariel Benor
Richard Grazi
David Kulak
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Richard Grazi
David Kulak
A case report of an abnormal trend in hCG levels in a pregnancy complicated by ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
Case Reports in Women's Health
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Richard Grazi
David Kulak
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title A case report of an abnormal trend in hCG levels in a pregnancy complicated by ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
title_short A case report of an abnormal trend in hCG levels in a pregnancy complicated by ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
title_full A case report of an abnormal trend in hCG levels in a pregnancy complicated by ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
title_fullStr A case report of an abnormal trend in hCG levels in a pregnancy complicated by ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
title_full_unstemmed A case report of an abnormal trend in hCG levels in a pregnancy complicated by ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
title_sort case report of an abnormal trend in hcg levels in a pregnancy complicated by ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
publisher Elsevier
series Case Reports in Women's Health
issn 2214-9112
publishDate 2019-01-01
description 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
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214911219300086
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