Acute cerebrovascular accidents with severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome

Hum Reprod. 1998 Jul;13(7):1793-5. doi: 10.1093/humrep/13.7.1793.

Abstract

Cerebrovascular complications are by far the most serious side-effects of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. We report a case in which the patient developed cerebral infarction with right sided hemiplegia as a result of severe hyperstimulation syndrome after using a gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist for intracytoplasmic sperm injection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cerebral Infarction / etiology*
  • Chorionic Gonadotropin / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Fertilization in Vitro / methods
  • Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / agonists
  • Humans
  • Menotropins / therapeutic use
  • Microinjections
  • Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome / complications*
  • Ovulation Induction / adverse effects

Substances

  • Chorionic Gonadotropin
  • Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
  • Menotropins