Ectopic pregnancy after transmyometrial embryo transfer: case report.

OBJECTIVE

To report a case of ectopic pregnancy after transvaginal transmyometrial ET.

DESIGN

Case report.

SETTING

University-based IVF program.

PATIENT(S): A woman with tubal subfertility and a history of difficult ETs.

INTERVENTION(S): Transvaginal transmyometrial ET performed to avoid a difficult transcervical ET.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Expected improvement in the pregnancy rate in a selected group of patients.

RESULT(S): Tubal pregnancy.

CONCLUSION(S): Transmyometrial ET is an attractive alternative to difficult transcervical ET but is not free of complications.