Successful pregnancy after thermal balloon endometrial ablation followed by in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer.

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To describe a case of successful pregnancy after IVF-ET in a patient with previous thermal ablation of the endometrium by uterine balloon therapy (UBT). DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S) Polymorbid patient who received UBT and became pregnant after IVF-ET. INTERVENTION(S) UBT, IVF-ET, and caesarean section. RESULT(S) After UBT, the patient underwent IVF-ET and gave birth to a healthy newborn at 36 weeks' gestation with a birth weight 2900 g and placenta accreta. CONCLUSION(S) Patients who wish to become pregnant after endometrial ablation should undergo preconception consultation and hysteroscopic examination.