Human Reproduction, Vol. 15, No. 5, 1043-1045,
May 2000
© 2000 European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
Hyperreactio luteinalis despite the absence of a corpus luteum and suppressed serum follicle stimulating concentrations in a triplet pregnancy: Case report
The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Camden, Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility Camden, New Jersey, USA
Hyperreactio luteinalis is characterized by moderate to marked cystic enlargement of the ovaries related to multiple theca lutein cysts and is associated with very high sex steroid concentrations. It is a rare condition especially in the first trimester. The case described below is believed to be the only case of hyperreactio luteinalis reported following frozen embryo transfer. This case provides an opportunity to gain further insight into the mechanism responsible for this unusual condition. The 30 year old woman demonstrated a slightly elevated LH/FSH ratio (5 and 3 mIU/ml respectively) and normal baseline androgen concentrations. Two years following oocyte retrieval she had a second frozen embryo transfer. The ovaries were normal size when the embryos were transferred and androgens were still normal. The ovaries did not begin to enlarge until 51 days from transfer. A dichorionic intrauterine pregnancy with monozygotic twins in the left gestational sac was seen. Eventually, 86 days from transfer, the ovaries enlarged to 145x103x116 mm right; and 83x95x117 mm left. Serum oestradiol was 30 078 pg/ml, ß-human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) 239 920 mIU/ml, serum progesterone >160 ng/ml, total testosterone 2254 ng/dl, free testosterone 42.3 pg/ml and androstenedione 7328 ng/dl. Throughout the first trimester, serum FSH was <1 mIU/ml. Thus, neither FSH nor a corpus luteum is necessary to initiate this syndrome.
Key words: frozen embryo transfer/hyperreactio luteinalis/triplets
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