Successful pregnancy in a pure gonadal dysgenesis with karyotype 46,XY patient (Swyer's syndrome) following oocyte donation and hormonal treatment

S Bianco; V Agrifoglio; F Mannino; E Cefalù; E Cittadini

Successful pregnancy in a pure gonadal dysgenesis with karyotype 46,XY patient (Swyer's syndrome) following oocyte donation and hormonal treatment

Acta Eur Fertil. 1992 Jan-Feb;23(1):37-8.

Authors

S Bianco¹, V Agrifoglio, F Mannino, E Cefalù, E Cittadini

Affiliation

¹ Instito Materno Infantile, Università degli Studi di Palermo.

PMID: 1293899

Abstract

A pregnancy obtained in a patient with 46XY gonadal dysgenesis (Swyer's syndrome) after ovum donation and IVF/ET is described. The efficacy of this technique in overcoming particular cases of otherwise irreversible infertility is discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Administration, Cutaneous
Adult
Chorionic Gonadotropin / blood
Estradiol / administration & dosage
Estradiol / therapeutic use
Estrogen Replacement Therapy
Female
Gonadal Dysgenesis, 46,XY / complications*
Gonadal Steroid Hormones / administration & dosage
Gonadal Steroid Hormones / therapeutic use*
Humans
Infertility, Female / etiology
Infertility, Female / therapy*
Injections, Intramuscular
Oocytes / transplantation*
Pregnancy*
Progesterone / administration & dosage
Progesterone / therapeutic use

Substances

Chorionic Gonadotropin
Gonadal Steroid Hormones
Progesterone
Estradiol