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Aga Khan University

Obstetrics and Gynaecology, East Africa

2006

Ectopic gestation

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Right Ectopic Gestation Following In Vitro Fertilisation: Case Report, R. B. Parkar, Yamal Patel Jun 2006

Right Ectopic Gestation Following In Vitro Fertilisation: Case Report, R. B. Parkar, Yamal Patel

Obstetrics and Gynaecology, East Africa

The management of ectopic gestation has in recent years transformed from the normally accepted laparotomy to the laparoscopic approach. The objective of this case report is to describe a rare occurrence of an ectopic gestation following in vitro fertilisation procedure.A 35-year-old para 0 + 0, presented with lower abdominal pain and per vaginal bleeding six weeks after an in vitro fertilisation was done in South Africa. The patient was admitted with severe lower abdominal pain and per vaginal bleeding at six weeks gestation following an in vitro fertilisation procedure. She had undergone an "evacuation" one-week prior to this episode due …