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This case report describes the first worldwide live birth after IVF in a woman affected by AS.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This case report describes the IVF procedure and pregnancy management of an infertile woman suffering from AS.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>After two intracytoplasmic sperm injections (ICSI), combined with preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidies (PGT-A), a euploid blastocyst was transferred, resulting in a clinical pregnancy. Gestation was complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus and chronic hypertension, which were well controlled by specific treatments. 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