In:
Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine, The Korean Society for Reproductive Medicine, Vol. 48, No. 4 ( 2021-12-01), p. 374-378
Abstract:
Theca lutein cysts are rare, benign lesions responsible for gross cystic enlargement of both ovaries during pregnancy. This condition is also termed hyperreactio luteinalis. Elevated human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) levels or states of hCG hypersensitivity seem to promote these changes, which in up to 30% of patients produce clinical signs of hyperandrogenism. Given the self-limiting course of theca lutein cysts, which are subject to spontaneous postpartum resolution, conservative treatment is the mainstay of patient management. Described herein is a rare case of theca lutein cysts with maternal virilization that failed to regress by 9 months after childbirth. Surgical intervention was eventually undertaken, necessitated by adnexal torsion.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2233-8233
,
2233-8241
DOI:
10.5653/cerm.2021.04546
Language:
English
Publisher:
The Korean Society for Reproductive Medicine
Publication Date:
2021
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2653899-4
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