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Chapter 6 - Challenges during Oocyte Retrieval

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2022

By
Stephen Davies  and
Mostafa Metwally
Edited by
Rachel Cutting  and
Mostafa Metwally
Rachel Cutting
Affiliation:
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, London
Mostafa Metwally
Affiliation:
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and the University of Sheffield
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Summary

Since its introduction the 1980s, transvaginal ultrasound-guided oocyte retrieval has become the most widely accepted method worldwide of accessing the ovaries and retrieving oocytes for use in in vitro fertilsation. This technique allows safe and relatively easy access to the ovaries in the vast majority of women undergoing treatment. However in 1–2% of women ,access via this route proves technically challenging and may or not be achieved using a variety of manoeuvres. In most cases, this impaired accessibility should be established well in advance of the procedure, and treatment plans will be adjusted to compensate for these problems. There will still be occasions, however, when difficult access is encountered when doing a transvaginal oocyte retrieval procedure and this has not been anticipated.

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Manual of Oocyte Retrieval and Preparation in Human Assisted Reproduction , pp. 46 - 51
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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