What happens during egg retrieval?
Egg retrieval is a minor surgical procedure performed under sedation during an IVF cycle to collect mature eggs from the ovaries. A thin ultrasound-guided needle is inserted through the vaginal wall into each follicle to aspirate the fluid containing the egg. The...
What is Ovarian Stimulation in IVF?
Ovarian stimulation is the first and longest phase of an IVF cycle where hormone injections are used to make the ovaries produce multiple mature eggs instead of the single egg released in a natural cycle. Gonadotropins like FSH and LH are administered daily for 8 to...
What is ICSI treatment in IVF?
ICSI or Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection is an advanced assisted reproductive technology used within an IVF cycle where a single sperm is injected directly into a mature egg to achieve fertilization in the lab. It is primarily used to treat severe male factor...
What is an IVF Cycle Duration?
A standard IVF cycle takes 4 to 6 weeks from the first hormone injection to the pregnancy blood test. Ovarian stimulation requires 8 to 14 days of daily gonadotropin injections and egg retrieval happens 34 to 36 hours after the trigger shot. Lab fertilization and...
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