CERVICAL PREGNANCY FOLLOWING IN-VITRO FERTILIZATION - EVACUATION AFTER UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION WITH SUBSEQUENT SUCCESSFUL INTRAUTERINE PREGNANCY

A case is described in which a cervical pregnancy followed in vitro fe rtilization. Treatment was delayed at the request of the patient until the second trimester, and was successfully managed by preoperative bi lateral angiographic uterine artery occlusion, surgical evacuation, an d postoperative balloon tamponade. Subsequent embryo transfer of previ ously cryopreserved embryos resulted in a normal intrauterine pregnanc y and delivery without complications. This case highlights the need fo r awareness of cervical pregnancy following in vitro fertilization and the success of management which preserves fertility.