WHAT IS THE RETRIEVAL PROCEDURE, AND ARE THERE ANY RISKS?
You will have a trans-vaginal ultrasound and blood test each morning of 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 a sedative before the egg retrieval through an intra-venous (IV) tube inserted in to the back of your hand. A trans-vaginal ultrasound probe is inserted into the vagina, and a needle guide is placed onto the probe to allow direct and accurate access to the eggs. The eggs are removed through this needle guide. Most patients find the retrieval process easily tolerable, and about 10% of patients actually fall asleep during the procedure. After the egg retrieval is completed, you will still feel drowsy and will not be able to drive for a period of 24 hours. You must stay in the city where the clinic is located for at least 24 hours following the egg retrieva
