Objective: To report a case of ovarian heterotopic pregnancy after an IVF cycle.
Design: Case report.
Setting: Reproductive medicine unit, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, India.
Patient(s): A woman with an ovarian heterotopic pregnancy.
Intervention(s): Laparoscopic removal of ovarian ectopic pregnancy.
Main outcome measure(s): Early detection and successful treatment of heterotopic pregnancy.
Result(s): Successful laparoscopic management of ovarian pregnancy resulting in a single viable ongoing intrauterine pregnancy.
Conclusion(s): Clinicians need to be aware of such rare and potentially fatal presentations after IVF, because early diagnosis and management in these cases can yield a favorable outcome.
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