How are eggs retrieved in IVF?

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Dr Vasanthasree Nair

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The following procedure is used: Transvaginal ultrasound aspiration is the usual retrieval method. An ultrasound probe is inserted into your vagina to identify follicles. Then a thin needle is inserted into an ultrasound guide to go through the vagina and into the follicles to retrieve the eggs

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