Ovarian puncture is the phase of an IVF treatment in which the eggs are extracted for subsequent fertilization in the laboratory.
Fertilization can be performed conventionally, that is, by placing a quantity of sperm in contact with the egg, or by means of the ICSI technique.
Once the egg has been fertilized, it is left in culture in the laboratory for 3 to 5 days. This is why the moment of ovarian puncture is considered day zero of embryo development.
Read the full article on: Embryo culture in the in vitro fertilization laboratory (IVF) ( 43).
By Aurea García Segovia B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist), Carmen Ochoa Marieta M.D., Ph.D., M.Sc. (gynecologist), Cristina Duque Royo M.Sc., Ph.D. (senior clinical embryologist), María de Las Heras Martínez B.Sc., M.Sc. (clinical embryologist), Marina González Tejedor M. D. (gynecologist), Marta Barranquero Gómez B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist), Rebeca Reus BSc, MSc (embryologist), Silvia Azaña Gutiérrez B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist) and Cristina Algarra Goosman B.Sc., M.Sc. (psychologist).
Last Update: 03/22/2022
