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ReviewJournal of assisted reproduction and genetics2012

Ovarian stimulation and embryo banking for fertility preservation in a woman with severe mixed connective tissue disease: Is it safe?

Vasileios D Sioulas, Clarisa R Gracia

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Review in Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Management of Pulmonary Hypertension in Pregnancy.Current heart failure reports · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Vasileios D SioulasDivision of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. vsioulas@gmail.com
Clarisa R Gracia
University of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

Ovarian Reserve After Cancer: Longitudinal Effects (The ORACLE Study)R01HD062797 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI GRACIA, CLARISA R. · 2010 to 2014
$2.7M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD062797
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo report the first case of using assisted reproductive technologies (ART) for fertility preservation in a patient with mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD), secondary pulmonary hypertension (PH) and antiphospholipid syndrome (APS).

designCase-report and review of the literature.

settingAcademic infertility practice and tertiary care center. PATIENT(S): A 25-year-old woman with MCTD, complicated with PH and APS, who was scheduled for gonadotoxic therapy INTERVENTION(S): Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation, egg retrieval, embryo banking. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Successful ART cycle leading to embryo banking without worsening her underlying disease. RESULT(S): Following successful embryo cryopreservation, the patient experienced respiratory failure and other severe complications, resulting in a prolonged hospital stay. CONCLUSION(S): Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation for embryo banking in women with MCTD, PH and APS may pose a risk for potentially catastrophic complications. A multidisciplinary approach to these patients is necessary to optimize the outcomes of such procedures. More data are needed regarding the safety of fertility preservation technologies in patients with complex medical diseases.

Indexed as

CryopreservationEmbryo, MammalianFertility PreservationAdultAntiphospholipid SyndromeFemaleFertilization in VitroHumansHypertension, PulmonaryMitral Valve ProlapseMyopiaOocyte RetrievalOvulation InductionRespiratory InsufficiencySeverity of Illness IndexSkin Diseases

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PMID22205344
PMCPMC3288133
OpenAlexW2046569641

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