{
    "abstract": "To report the utility of combined transvaginal and transabdominal oocyte retrieval in a patient with an ectopic ovary and unicornuate uterus.\nVideo case report with demonstration of oocyte retrieval technique.\nUniversity-affiliated fertility center.\nA 35-year-old woman, gravida 0, with a 6-month history of infertility who presented to our center for fertility evaluation. Hysterosalpingography revealed a left unicornuate uterus and patent left fallopian tube magnetic resonance imaging and laparoscopy showed a right ectopic ovary located in the upper abdomen. Her partner was a 36-year-old male with isolated teratozoospermia. The couple did not conceive with intrauterine insemination.\nOvarian stimulation for in\u00a0vitro fertilization (IVF). Transvaginal retrieval of oocytes from the right ovary was not deemed possible due the anatomic location of the ovary, intervening blood vessels, and limited mobility of the ovary. Institutional review board approval was not required for this case report as per our institution's policy; patient consent was obtained for publication of the case.\nTransabdominal retrieval of oocytes from the right ovary and transvaginal retrieval of oocytes from the left ovary.\nThe couple underwent two IVF cycles. Nine oocytes were retrieved during the first IVF cycle: seven transabdominal (right ovary) and two transvaginal (left ovary). All oocytes were mature, and five blastocysts were cryopreserved. Eight oocytes were retrieved during the second IVF cycle, of which five oocytes were retrieved transabdominally from the right ovary, and three oocytes were retrieved transvaginally from the left ovary. All oocytes were mature, and four blastocysts were cryopreserved. A single thawed embryo was transferred in the natural menstrual cycle, which resulted in the live birth of a full-term baby boy weighing 2,410 grams.\nThe current case highlights the safety and feasibility of combined transvaginal and transabdominal oocyte retrieval in patients with an ectopic ovary located in the upper abdomen.",
    "authors": [
        {
            "affiliation": "Ronald O. Perelman and Claudia Cohen Center for Reproductive Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York. Electronic address: nip9060@med.cornell.edu.",
            "firstname": "Nigel",
            "initials": "N",
            "lastname": "Pereira"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York.",
            "firstname": "Stephanie",
            "initials": "S",
            "lastname": "Willson"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York.",
            "firstname": "Kelly",
            "initials": "K",
            "lastname": "McCarter"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Ronald O. Perelman and Claudia Cohen Center for Reproductive Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York.",
            "firstname": "Pak H",
            "initials": "PH",
            "lastname": "Chung"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Ronald O. Perelman and Claudia Cohen Center for Reproductive Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York.",
            "firstname": "Isaac",
            "initials": "I",
            "lastname": "Kligman"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Ronald O. Perelman and Claudia Cohen Center for Reproductive Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York.",
            "firstname": "Zev",
            "initials": "Z",
            "lastname": "Rosenwaks"
        }
    ],
    "conclusions": null,
    "copyrights": "Copyright \u00a9 2020 American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.",
    "doi": "10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.12.006",
    "journal": "Fertility and sterility",
    "keywords": [
        "Abdominal ovary",
        "abdominal retrieval",
        "ectopic ovary",
        "undescended ovary",
        "unicornuate uterus"
    ],
    "methods": null,
    "publication_date": "2021-05-03",
    "pubmed_id": "33933179",
    "results": null,
    "title": "Combined transvaginal and transabdominal oocyte retrieval in a patient with an ectopic ovary and unicornuate uterus.",
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}