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How does egg collection work?

Page last modified on: September 17, 2008
Question from AhlLee: How are eggs removed from the ovaries? Does it take a long time to recover from the surgery?
Answers —Kutluk Oktay, M.D.: If this question refers to egg collection during an in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle, the woman is put under a light anesthesia and a needle is put through her upper vagina, guided with ultrasound images to the surface of the ovaries where the eggs are removed from the follicles. The procedure lasts around 10 to 15 minutes typically and is done as an office procedure, and the patient usually recovers within half an hour and is discharged. It's a simple, minimally invasive procedure and does not interfere with much of your activities for a long time.
Leslie Schover, Ph.D.: You might have some soreness in your pelvic area for a day or two.

On Wednesday, September 10, 2008, our Ask-the-Expert Online Conference was called Fertility and Pregnancy. Kutluk Oktay, M.D. and Leslie Schover, Ph.D. answered your questions about breast cancer treatments that can affect your fertility, options for preserving your fertility, being treated for breast cancer while pregnant, and more.

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Kutluk Oktay, M.D.Kutluk Oktay, M.D. is a professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology and the director of the Division of Reproductive Medicine & Infertility at New York Medical College.

Leslie R. Schover, Ph.D.Leslie R. Schover, Ph.D. is a renowned psychologist with a special interest in helping people resolve or manage their sexual problems, especially those problems connected with a chronic illness such as cancer.

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