Ultrasound detection of pyometra at the time of embryo transfer after ovum retrieval for in vitro fertilization.

OBJECTIVE

To report the detection of pyometra after ovum retrieval for IVF with the routine use of ultrasound-guided embryo transfer.

DESIGN

Case report.

SETTING

Tertiary fertility center.

PATIENTS: A 29-year-old woman who developed pyometra after ovum retrieval for IVF detected at the time of ultrasound-guided embryo transfer.

INTERVENTION(S): Cancellation of the embryo transfer, cryopreservation of the embryos, treatment of the pyometra, and a successful frozen-embryo transfer.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Normal uterine cavity after treatment and a delivered twin pregnancy.

RESULT(S): A successful delivered twin pregnancy.

CONCLUSION(S): Routine use of ultrasound-guided embryo transfer resulted in the rescue of the patient's embryos for cryopreservation, with a resulting ongoing pregnancy.