Ruptured tubo-ovarian abscess complicating transcervical cryopreserved embryo transfer.

OBJECTIVE

To present a rare infectious complication related to transcervical ET, without prior transvaginal puncture.

DESIGN

Case report.

SETTING

Hadassah University Hospital, IVF-ET unit.

PATIENT: One patient undergoing cryopreserved-thawed ET.

INTERVENTIONS: Artificial preparation of the endometrium with E2 and P, followed by transcervical intrauterine cryopreserved-thawed embryo transfer.

RESULTS

After ET, severe pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) with ruptured tubo-ovarian abscess was diagnosed and treated.

CONCLUSIONS

Severe PID including tubo-ovarian abscess formation should be considered a potential complication after ET, even without transvaginal oocyte aspiration.