title: Current technology of oocyte retrieval.
abstract: Transvaginal follicle puncture under sonographic control has become the method of choice for ovum retrieval worldwide. Because it is the current technology of the 1990s, there are very few reports in the literature on other methods of oocyte retrieval. Furthermore, perhaps because of the simplicity of transvaginal follicle puncture under sonographic control, there are only a few reports on the technique itself in the current literature. This review classifies the papers on hand according to general studies of the subject, appropriate anesthesia, necessity of follicle flushing for oocyte retrieval, vaginal disinfection and the evaluation of the risk following transvaginal oocyte retrieval, and new techniques in connection with the harvesting of oocytes.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Sterility Treatment, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Feichtinger
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D015181:Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D009865:Oocytes; D013396:Suction / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000379:methods; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014621:Vagina / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017388:Zygote Intrafallopian Transfer / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards