SUCCESSFUL PREGNANCY AFTER EARLY LUTEECTOMY

A 31-year-old women, para 1, was admitted with acute lower abdominal p ain. Examination revealed a tender right adnexal mass confirmed by end ovaginal ultrasonography. She reported a regular menstrual cycle of 30 -31 days and was on day 31 of her cycle on admission. All laboratory r esults were normal and a urinary pregnancy test was negative. After 2 days a laparotomy was performed and an oophorectomy was carried out be cause of a bleeding ruptured right ovarian cyst. Histologic examinatio n reported a haemorrhagic corpus luteum. Eight weeks after laparotomy a viable intra-uterine pregnancy was observed and finally a 3850-g hea lthy male was delivered. An oophorectomy at a corrected gestational ag e of 30 days did not disturb the course of the pregnancy.