According to the Daily Mail, a mother who suffered thean in vitro fertilization died after suffering a secondary effect extremely rare, according to medical reports.
She has been married for seven years and has a 4 year old daughter. His heart stopped beating cWhen the doctors tried to recover eggs during the procedure.
an autopsy revealed that the cause of death was ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). This concerns one of the every three women undergoing in vitro fertilization.
She was sedated for the procedure, which lasted between 15 and 20 minutes. The doctors performed an ultrasound and started retrieving the eggs. When taken from the right side, both blood pressure, heart rate and oxygen levels decreased.
At the autopsy they found that one of her ovaries had grown three times as big as it was. He had nine to ten enlarged follicles in the wall of each ovary and they were there fluid around the abdomen and lungs, signs of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome.
OVARIAN HYPERSTIMULATION SYNDROME
Sarah Norcross, director of the fertility charity Progress Educational Trust (PET), told MailOnline that the risk of death from ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome it is “extremely rare”.
He says less than one percent of cases end up being serious. This causes the ovaries to expand dangerously and it can cause victims to have blood clots in the lungs.
According to the Mayo Clinic, ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome is an exaggerated response to excess hormones. It causes the ovaries to swell and become painful.
Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome can occur in women undergoing IVF or induction of ovulation with injectable drugs.
Severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome is rare but can be life-threatening. Complications can be the following:
- Accumulation of fluid in the abdomen and sometimes in the chest
- Electrolyte disturbances (sodium, potassium, others)
- Blood clots in large vessels, usually in the legs
- Kidney failure
- Twisting of an ovary (ovarian torsion)
- Rupture of a cyst in an ovary, which can cause severe bleeding
- Respiratory problems
- Loss of pregnancy due to miscarriage or termination of pregnancy due to complications
- Death
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