title: Egg recovery completed with a "manually-created" negative pressure is still an option in cases of emergency or "low-cost" in vitro fertilization?
abstract: This is a report of a case of an egg recovery procedure completed with manual suction instead of the automated negative pressure suction. A 35-year-old woman who was undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment had to undergo oocyte recovery using manual suction through a syringe instead of the automated negative pressure suction systems because of the failure of both the initial and replacement systems. The treatment cycle ended in a positive pregnancy test and a clinical pregnancy with acceptable oocyte fertilization rates and no complications during procedure. The case presented may be an implication for an alternative implementation in cases of emergency, particularly when low-cost IVF is a target.
authors.affiliation: Assisted Reproduction Unit, Aberdeen University Institute of Applied Health Sciences, Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Theodoros
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kalampokas
authors.affiliation: Assisted Reproduction Unit, Aberdeen University Institute of Applied Health Sciences, Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Abha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maheswari
keywords: IVF; cost; manual; oocyte retrieval; suction