Egg retrieval (OPU)
Egg retrieval is a short procedure, usually under sedation, where a doctor collects the eggs from your ovaries using a thin needle guided by ultrasound. It takes about 20 to 30 minutes.
Egg retrieval (also called oocyte pick-up or OPU) is a short procedure, usually done under sedation, in which a doctor uses a thin needle guided by ultrasound to collect the eggs from your follicles.
After retrieval
It typically takes 20 to 30 minutes, and the collected eggs go straight to the lab to be fertilised. Some cramping or spotting afterwards is normal.
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