Rare successful pregnancy in a patient with Swyer Syndrome

Case Rep Womens Health. 2016 Oct 18:12:1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.crwh.2016.10.001. eCollection 2016 Oct.

Abstract

Objective: To report a rare successful pregnancy after fertility treatment in a patient with Swyer syndrome.

Design: Case report.

Setting: Herts & Essex Fertility Centre, Cheshunt, UK.

Patients: A 36-year-old patient with 46, XY gonadal dysgenesis. 31 year old husband with normal sperm analysis.

Interventions: Chromosomal analysis, Saline infusion sonography, Pipelle endometrial scratch, ICSI using donor eggs, Embryo Transfer, and Caesarean delivery.

Main outcome measures: Successful pregnancy and live birth.

Results: Successful treatment with donor eggs, pregnancy, and delivery.

Conclusions: A patient with 46, XY gonadal dysgenesis in a specially tailored fertility program, can maintain a normal pregnancy and delivery.

Keywords: Gonadal dysgenesis; Pregnancy in Swyer syndrome; Primary amenorrhoea and HRT; Swyer syndrome; XY female.

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  • Case Reports