Bilateral massive vulvar edema and thyroid dysfunction in ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome

• Author(s): Galvão,Ana ; Lourenço,Cláudia ; Fraga,Susana ; Pereira,Isabel Sousa ; Barreiro,Márcia
• Date: 2018
• Origin: SciELO Portugal
• Subject(s): Vulvar edema; Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome; Thyroid function; Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation
• Document Type: Report
• Language: English

Description

Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) can be a serious condition. There are very few cases described of massive vulvar edema in OHSS. Ovarian hyperstimulation can also have an important impact on thyroid function. We present a case of severe OHSS, massive vulvar edema and severe thyroid dysfunction in a young woman with a congenital hypothyroidism submitted to a second IVF cycle for anovulation. The particularities of this case are related to the fact that it had severe and rare complications, even being a second IVF cycle, conducted in the same way as the previous one, in which there was no pregnancy.