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Chapter 18 - Oocyte Retrieval and Embryo Transfer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 June 2019

By
Julia Kopeika  and
Tarek El-Toukhy
Edited by
Jane A. Stewart
Jane A. Stewart
Affiliation:
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Summary

The oocyte retrieval procedure has undergone a substantial evolution over almost forty years moving from the abdominal to vaginal approach. Ultrasound- guided oocyte retrieval is performed now as a routine procedure worldwide.

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Subfertility, Reproductive Endocrinology and Assisted Reproduction , pp. 138 - 145
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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