In pathogenesis of OHSS, as well as in inflammatory cascade leading to a preterm birth, proinflammatory cytokines such as interleukins 2, 6 and 8 and VEGF could be of importance.4,17 A severe form of hyperstimulation followed by an increased permeability of blood vessels with consequent hemoconcentration and hemodynamic instability could have had an impact on the placentation process. The gene discussed is IL2; the disease is ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome.