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Spontaneous postpartum rupture of an ovarian artery pseudoaneurysm: for a rare ...
Almeida,Ana Beatriz De; Coroado,Mariana; Veiga,Carlos Fernandes; Lourenço,Cláudia Macário; Barreiro,MárciaAbstract Spontaneous rupture of an ovarian artery aneurysm or pseudoaneurysm (OAA) is a rare, life-threatening cause of retroperitoneal hemorrhage. We present a patient with an undiagnosed left ovarian pseudoaneurysm that ruptured two days after an uneventful vaginal delivery. This condition was initially masked by typical puerperal changes and postpartum complications, however, an urgent transcatheter arterial...
Impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on fertility: concerns in Reproductive Medicine
Almeida,Ana Beatriz de; Alves,Tiago Meneses; Macedo,Rosa Zulmira; Barreiro,MárciaAbstract The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic brought repercussions on health services providing fertility treatments. Approximately 0.3% of the overall livebirth rate corresponds to infants conceived using assisted reproductive technology treatments every year. Besides its negative impact relative to cycle cancelations, it is thought that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) may affect...
Luteal phase progesterone supplementation in intrauterine insemination cycles: ...
Galvão,Ana; Barros,Tânia; Barreiro,Márcia; Morgado,Alexandre; Miguelote,RuiAbstract Overview and aims: There is a large debate on the need to perform luteal phase supplementation in intrauterine insemination (IUI) cycles. This study aimed at describing the use, indications and protocols of luteal phase progesterone supplementation among Portuguese reproductive medicine doctors. Study design: An online anonymous survey about luteal phase progesterone supplementation in intrauterine ins...
Hemoperitoneum: a rare complication caused by a leiomyoma
Moreira,Marta Sales; Gonçalves,Daniela; Veloso,Helena; Barreiro,Márcia; Morgado,AlexandreAbstract Uterine leiomyomas are the most common gynecologic tumors and occur commonly in women of reproductive age1. Frequently they are asymptomatic, but they can present with abnormal uterine bleeding, abdominal pain and pressure symptoms if there is a large tumor size2. Hemoperitoneum due to spontaneous bleeding from a uterine leiomyoma is an extremely rare situation, with less than 100 cases described in li...
Bilateral massive vulvar edema and thyroid dysfunction in ovarian hyperstimulat...
Galvão,Ana; Lourenço,Cláudia; Fraga,Susana; Pereira,Isabel Sousa; Barreiro,MárciaOvarian 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 particul...
Adenomiose e Saúde Reprodutiva
Macedo,Carlos Silva; Barreiro,MárciaDespite the hesitancy in the past to associate adenomyosis with infertility, nowadays this association is established, with a prevalence of 1-14%, according to the literature. Structural and functional changes resulting from adenomyosis appear to be related to embryo implantation failure, infertility and adverse obstetric outcomes, such as abortion and preterm delivery. The available infertility treatments are ...