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2015 Student Projects 
2015 Projects: Three Person Embryos | Ovarian Hyper-stimulation Syndrome | Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome | Male Infertility | Oncofertility | Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis | Students
2015 Group Project Topic - Assisted Reproductive Technology
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Ovarian Hyper-stimulation Syndrome (OHSS)

Ovarian Hyper-Simulation Syndrome is...

Epidemiology

Causative Agents

Symptoms and Diagnosis

Initially women with OHSS will present with abdominal bloating, as a result of fluid in the peritoneal cavity and an increase in ovary size. Whilst symptoms can occur as soon as 24 hours post hCG administration, they are usually seen in women 7-10 days post administration.

A key diagnostic tool for clinicians prescribing gonadotropins to women undergoing IVF is to identify if they are at an increased risk of developing OHSS. Some risk factors include woman aged less than 30, women who have polycystic ovaries, woman with a previous history of OHSS and women who have greater than 20 oocytes retrieved.

Once a women has been diagnosed as having OHSS, they are classified based on a criteria from mild, moderate and severe.

Pathophysiology

Complications

Treatment

Prevention

References

Glossary

hCG- Human Chorionic Gonadotropin OHSS= Ovarian Hyper-stimulation Syndrome