Intrauterine candidiasis in a twin pregnancy after myomectomy, in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer

G G Donders; S Gordts; A Cornelis; P Moerman

doi:10.1007/BF02505333

Intrauterine candidiasis in a twin pregnancy after myomectomy, in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer

Arch Gynecol Obstet. 1997;259(4):201-4. doi: 10.1007/BF02505333.

Authors

G G Donders¹, S Gordts, A Cornelis, P Moerman

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.

PMID: 9271840
DOI: 10.1007/BF02505333

Abstract

A IVF twin pregnancy in a patient who had previously undergone a myomectomy ended in a intrauterine infection, placental abruption and fetal losses at 21 weeks. Intrauterine Candidiasis may have played a role in the pathogenesis of the unsuccessful outcome.

Publication types

Case Reports
Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Adult
Candidiasis / complications*
Candidiasis / pathology
Embryo Transfer / adverse effects*
Female
Fertilization in Vitro / adverse effects*
Fetal Death / microbiology
Fetus / microbiology
Fetus / pathology
Humans
Myometrium / surgery
Placenta / microbiology
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / microbiology*
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / pathology
Pregnancy, Multiple*
Twins
Umbilical Cord / microbiology