The ovum pick-up procedure consists in aspirating the follicular fluid located inside the ovarian follicles in order for the human eggs produced to be harvested.
The fluid is placed in temperature-controlled test tubes, which are analyzed in the embryology lab in the search of mature oocytes.
Read the full article on: How Does the Egg Donation Retrieval Process Work? ( 65).
By Andrea Rodrigo B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist) and Sandra Fernández B.A., M.A. (fertility counselor).
Last Update: 11/08/2016