Objective: To describe two cases of successful pregnancy after a rescue course of hCG in the setting of false empty follicle syndrome.
Design: Case report.
Setting: Academic medical center.
Patient(s): Two patients undergoing ultrasound-guided oocyte retrieval with failure to obtain oocytes during oocyte retrieval.
Intervention(s): Rescue course of hCG with second oocyte retrieval 35 hours later.
Main Outcome Measure(s): Live birth.
Result(s): Two live-birth pregnancies.
Conclusion(s): Live-birth pregnancies are a realistic possibility after administration of a rescue course of hCG and repeat oocyte retrieval in the setting of false empty follicle syndrome.
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