caa a22 4500 445817844 CHVBK 20180317145234.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110501xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10815-011-9538-4 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10815-011-9538-4 Description of the parasite Wucheria Bancrofti Microfilariae identified in follicular fluid following transvaginal oocyte retrieval [Elektronische Daten] [Paul Brezina, Fahd Yunus, Jairo Garcia, Yulian Zhao] Introduction: This case study presents an unusual finding of filarial infection within follicular fluid obtained during an in vitro fertilization (IVF) oocyte retrieval procedure. Case: A 41year-old G4P1030 immigrant from western Africa underwent in vitro fertilization (IVF). At the time of inspection of the follicular fluid obtained at oocyte retrieval, mobile worm-like organisms were observed and identified as Wuchereria bancrofti microfilariae (filariasis). The patient successfully underwent treatment for filariasis and Onchocerciasis co-infection. Following treatment, the patient underwent embryo transfer that failed to result in a pregnancy. Discussion: Recent years have seen an increase in international travel and immigration. Therefore, practitioners must become familiar not only with illnesses that are endemic to their geographic region but also diseases that are more common in remote regions of the world. The infertility evaluation and treatment offers physicians a unique opportunity to identify and initiate treatment for diseases that might otherwise go undiagnosed. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2011 Filariasis nationallicence Follicular fluid nationallicence IVF nationallicence Retrieval nationallicence Brezina Paul Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Falls Concourse, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 10751 Falls Road, Suite #280, 20193, Lutherville, MD, USA aut Yunus Fahd Johns Hopkins University, 237 Mergenthaler Hall, 3400 North Charles Street, 21218, Baltimore, MD, USA aut Garcia Jairo Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Falls Concourse, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 10751 Falls Road, Suite #280, 20193, Lutherville, MD, USA aut Zhao Yulian Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Falls Concourse, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 10751 Falls Road, Suite #280, 20193, Lutherville, MD, USA aut Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 28/5(2011-05-01), 433-436 1058-0468 28:5<433 2011 28 10815 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-011-9538-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-011-9538-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Brezina Paul Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Falls Concourse, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 10751 Falls Road, Suite #280, 20193, Lutherville, MD, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Yunus Fahd Johns Hopkins University, 237 Mergenthaler Hall, 3400 North Charles Street, 21218, Baltimore, MD, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Garcia Jairo Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Falls Concourse, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 10751 Falls Road, Suite #280, 20193, Lutherville, MD, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Zhao Yulian Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Falls Concourse, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 10751 Falls Road, Suite #280, 20193, Lutherville, MD, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 28/5(2011-05-01), 433-436 1058-0468 28:5<433 2011 28 10815 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer