Follicular puncture consists of a very simple surgical procedure in which an aspiration needle is inserted vaginally and the developed ovarian follicles are emptied in an ultrasound-guided manner.
The follicular fluid obtained from the aspiration is inspected under the microscope to look for the eggs it contains and to retrieve them.
Graphic material provided by Ginemed Madrid.
Read the full article on: What Are The Single Steps Of Egg Donation? ( 61).
By Estefanía Rodríguez Ferradas M.D., M.Sc., Ph.D. (gynecologist), Rocío Fuentes Dorado R.N. (fertility nurse practitioner), Rut Gómez de Segura M.D. (gynecologist), Zaira Salvador B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist) and Romina Packan (invitra staff).
Last Update: 03/10/2020
