Kallmann's syndrome is characterized by hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and anosmia. Assisted reproductive techniques such as intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) may be required to treat the infertile couple with oligozoospermia. Rare complications have been described in patients with Kallmann's syndrome, but gestational diabetes has not previously been reported. A case of Kallmann's syndrome with infertility is reported. Ovulation was successfully induced by human menopausal gonadotropin therapy, but pregnancy could not be achieved by artificial insemination or by conventional in vitro fertilization, although the husband had only moderate oligozoospermia. A high fertilization rate of the retrieved oocytes and successful pregnancy was achieved by ICSI. The pregnancy was complicated by gestational diabetes that was managed by insulin therapy. Successful ovulation induction in Kallmann's syndrome is not rare, but ICSI may be needed in selected cases. Some recent data have suggested that diabetes may occur in patients with Kallmann's syndrome, but further investigation is needed to establish whether gestational diabetes is associated with Kallmann's syndrome or is purely coincidental.
Kallmann's syndrome is characterized by hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and anosmia. Assisted reproductive techniques such as intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) may be required to treat the infertile couple with oligozoospermia. Rare complications have been described in patients with Kallmann's syndrome, but gestational diabetes has not previously been reported. A case of Kallmann's syndrome with infertility is reported. Ovulation was successfully induced by human menopausal gonadotropin therapy, but pregnancy could not be achieved by artificial insemination or by conventional in vitro fertilization, although the husband had only moderate oligozoospermia. A high fertilization rate of the retrieved oocytes and successful pregnancy was achieved by ICSI. The pregnancy was complicated by gestational diabetes that was managed by insulin therapy. Successful ovulation induction in Kallmann's syndrome is not rare, but ICSI may be needed in selected cases. Some recent data have suggested that diabetes may occur in patients with Kallmann's syndrome, but further investigation is needed to establish whether gestational diabetes is associated with Kallmann's syndrome or is purely coincidental.
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