Infertility: Five years' follow-up in two patients with borderline tumours of the ovary hyperstimulated by gonadotrophin therapy for in-vitro fertilization

In two women (36 and 30 years old) during infertility evaluation by ultrasound, an ovarian cyst was found on the left side (5 x 7 and 6 x 9 cm respectively). In both cases, it was decided to perform a unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, keeping the other ovary (after a negative biopsy) for a future in-vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure with their own oocytes. The histology report for each patient showed the cyst was an epithelial borderline tumour. The first woman achieved a pregnancy and delivered a healthy baby after the first IVF attempt, while the second is currently undergoing her third attempt. This paper reports on a follow-up 5 years after the first IVF attempt.