A case of abdominal pregnancy following in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer treated with laparoscopic surgery

Abstract It is well known that the incidence of ectopic pregnancy has increased significantly with the prevalence of assisted reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET). Almost all ectopic pregnancies following IVF-ET are actually tubal pregnancies just like ectopic pregnancy following natural conception. Abdominal pregnancy is a rare form of ectopic pregnancy (