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Rescue human chorionic gonadotropin for false empty follicle syndrome: optimism for successful pregnancy outcome.

Fertility Center, Vincent Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
Fertility and sterility (impact factor: 3.97). 05/2012; 98(2):450-2. DOI:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.04.043 pp.450-2
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ABSTRACT To describe two cases of successful pregnancy after a rescue course of hCG in the setting of false empty follicle syndrome.
Case report.
Academic medical center.
Two patients undergoing ultrasound-guided oocyte retrieval with failure to obtain oocytes during oocyte retrieval.
Rescue course of hCG with second oocyte retrieval 35 hours later.
Live birth.
Two live-birth pregnancies.
Live-birth pregnancies are a realistic possibility after administration of a rescue course of hCG and repeat oocyte retrieval in the setting of false empty follicle syndrome.

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Keywords

Academic medical center
 
false empty follicle syndrome
 
hCG
 
Live birth
 
Live-birth pregnancies
 
oocyte retrieval
 
oocytes
 
patients undergoing ultrasound-guided oocyte retrieval
 
repeat oocyte retrieval
 
second oocyte retrieval 35 hours
 
successful pregnancy
 

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