Pregnancy in a Jehovah's witness with cervical cancer and anemia

Gynecol Oncol. 1998 Nov;71(2):330-2. doi: 10.1006/gyno.1998.5187.

Abstract

A 34-year-old Jehovah's Witness presented with vaginal bleeding and anemia at 23 weeks gestation. She was diagnosed with a FIGO Stage IB2 squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix. The patient refused transfusion of blood products and strongly desired to continue the pregnancy. She was hospitalized and at 33 weeks gestation underwent a Cesarean-radical hysterectomy with measures that minimized blood loss.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anemia / therapy*
  • Blood Transfusion*
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / therapy*
  • Christianity*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / therapy*
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / therapy*