Ruptured pelvic abscess after intrauterine insemination: a case report

D B Sable; E H Yanushpolsky; J H Fox

doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)55822-1

Ruptured pelvic abscess after intrauterine insemination: a case report

Fertil Steril. 1993 Mar;59(3):679-80. doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)55822-1.

Authors

D B Sable¹, E H Yanushpolsky, J H Fox

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

PMID: 8458478
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)55822-1

Abstract

This case reports a serious but previously unreported complication of IUI. Further reports of serious infection would warrant consideration of antibiotic prophylaxis in some cases.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abscess / etiology*
Adult
Female
Humans
Insemination, Artificial / adverse effects*
Pelvis*
Rupture, Spontaneous