Ovarian hyper-stimulation syndrome after spontaneous conception.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_484F941CDD66
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
Ovarian hyper-stimulation syndrome after spontaneous conception.
Journal
Gynecological endocrinology
Author(s)
Lussiana C., Guani B., Restagno G., Rovei V., Menato G., Revelli A., Massobrio M.
ISSN
1473-0766 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0951-3590
Publication state
Published
Issued date
07/2009
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
25
Number
7
Pages
455-459
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Case Reports ; Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is rather frequent (1-5%) in women submitted to superovulation with gonadotropins for in vitro fertilisation (IVF), whereas it is very rare in case of spontaneous ovulation. Spontaneous OHSS (sOHSS) was previously described to be associated to hydatiform mole, multiple conception, hypothyroidism in pregnancy. It may also depend on activating mutations of the FSH receptor (FSHR) gene that cause ovarian hyper-responsiveness to circulating FSH or even cross-responsiveness of FSHR to hormones having a structure similar to FSH, such as hCG or TSH. We report, herein, a case of sOHSS in a woman who conceived spontaneously. We checked the presence of all possible factors that could explain the onset of the syndrome, and we evidenced hypothyroidism and abnormally elevated hCG levels in the second trimester of pregnancy. The thorough molecular biology study of FSHR gene did not detect exonic mutations, but revealed the presence of intronic mutations whose role in the onset of sOHSS is still uncertain.
Keywords
Adult, Chorionic Gonadotropin/blood, Female, Fertilization, Humans, Hypothyroidism/complications, Hypothyroidism/genetics, Introns/genetics, Mutation, Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome/complications, Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome/genetics, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications/diagnosis, Pregnancy Complications/genetics, Pregnancy Trimester, Second, Receptors, FSH/genetics
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