Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Prevention and Management

Botros Rizk

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511547294

Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS) is a condition that can occur in women undergoing in vitro fertilization, after having follicle stimulation hormone (FSH) injections to stimulate egg growth and maturation. Some patients respond excessively to the drug and dose given. If large numbers of eggs mature, the high hormone levels combined with the increased size of the ovaries, can cause extreme, and sometimes lethal, side effects. The pathophysiology, prevention and management of this syndrome have been revolutionized over the past decade and it is important for reproductive practitioners and infertility specialists to understand the latest findings about this potentially deadly condition. The author reviews in depth the important classification, epidemiology, pathophysiology, complications and prediction, prevention and treatment options for this pathology. This book is intended for infertility specialists, reproductive medicine specialists and assisted reproduction specialists.

'… this is a good summary of the current evidence on ovarian hyperstimulation and it should be available to all who stimulate ovaries for assisted conception.'

Source: The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist

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Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Prevention and Management

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Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

Foreword by Robert G. Edwards
pp ix-xii

Preface
pp xiii-xiv

I - Classification of Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
pp 1-9

II - Epidemiology of Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome: Iatrogenic and Spontaneous
pp 10-42

III - Pathophysiology of Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
pp 43-78

IV - Genetics of Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
pp 79-91

V - Complications of Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
pp 92-118

VI - Prediction of Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
pp 119-129

VII - Prevention of Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
pp 130-199

VIII - Treatment of Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
pp 200-226

Index
pp 227-233

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