Ovaries are unaffected by the egg retrieval process. Many women who have undergone the egg retrieval process have produced the same number of eggs and pregnancies every time the treatment is repeated thus implying no damage done to the ovaries.
Egg retrieval is not painful.
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Egg retrieval is done under the local anaesthesia. Anaesthesia specialists use medications that are heavily sedative.
In IVF how is the egg retrieved?
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In an ultrasound-guided aspiration, an ultrasound machine uses sound waves to take pictures of the organs and the tissues. An aspiration is a procedure to remove extra fluid from a part of the body. A catheter is used to remove the fluid. This process is used to retrieve an egg for IVF.
How many eggs are retrieved?
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Ideally, IVF requires only one egg but doctors retrieve more than one because in reality the procedure is not always successful in the first attempt. Also, more embryos can be created with more eggs and the couple can have them frozen. This is helpful if the couple wants to have more children in the future.
There is bleeding after egg retrieval
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Light spotting is common after an egg retrieval. Usually, this bleeding is from the needle puncture sites on the walls of the vagina. The bleeding is minor and less than the flow during menstruation.
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