Ruptured tubo-ovarian abscess complicating transcervical cryopreserved embryo transfer

Abstract

To present a rare infectious complication related to transcervical ET, without prior transvaginal puncture. Case report. Hadassah University Hospital, IVF-ET unit. One patient undergoing cryopreserved-thawed ET. Artificial preparation of the endometrium with E2 and P, followed by transcervical intrauterine cryopreserved-thawed embryo transfer. After ET, severe pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) with ruptured tubo-ovarian abscess was diagnosed and treated. Severe PID including tubo-ovarian abscess formation should be considered a potential complication after ET, even without transvaginal oocyte aspiration.