Initial presentation of undiagnosed acute intermittent porphyria as a rare complication of ovulation induction

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 462.e1-462.e3

  Wang, Jeff G ^a   Guarnaccia, Michael ^a   Weiss, Stacey F ^b   Sauer, Mark V ^a   Choi, Janet M ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Acute intermittent porphyria; complications; hyponatremia; ovulation induction; SIADH

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; LETROZOLE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACUTE INTERMITTENT PORPHYRIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; LABORATORY TEST; MISSED ABORTION; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746382606     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.12.065     Document Type: Article

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