WHAT DOES THE RETRIEVAL PROCEDURE INVOLVE?
You will have frequent trans-vaginal ultrasound and blood test the last week before the retrieval in order to check your hormone levels and to check the number and size of your follicles. A small probe will be inserted into the vagina in order to see the developing eggs clearly. The day of your egg retrieval, you will be given sedation or anesthesia before the egg retrieval. A trans-vaginal ultrasound probe is inserted into the vagina, and a needle guide is placed onto the probe to allow for accurate access to the eggs. The eggs are then removed through this needle guide. After the egg retrieval is completed, you will still feel drowsy and will be advised not to drive for a period of 24 hours.
