Long, short, or any other protocol selected physician for IVF - is only the beginning, which is to go to the woman. After a successful stimulation of the next step - the follicle puncture, during which a woman's ovaries are removed from the mature egg is then fertilized doctor husband's sperm or donor.
How does the operation
But it is only at first glance looks very simple. In fact, even the follicle puncture - operation, which lasts about 20 minutes and under anesthesia, the form of which is determined by the condition of women. The doctor takes a long disposable needle, coupled with a special suction and secures it in the holder of the ultrasonic probe.
The tool is then inserted into the vagina, pierced the wall across from the ovary and by directing a sensor at different hand, the doctor looks for each follicle, it penetrates the wall and sucks the liquid out of it with egg. Finished with one ovary, the doctor refers to the second.
Fear has big eyes
"I do not know whether I listened to when the doctor was talking to me, or was hypochondriac... But when, after the puncture of the ovaries in I began to hurt the stomach, the first thought was: "Everything I lose a child!" - laughing said patient one of the Kiev clinics, Larissa. - It was only later discovered that the pain - a normal state in that position, and that you just have to be patient. But doctors at the clinic so afraid of my reaction, that for a long time I did not go home. "
After surgery
Indeed, the pain - this is a normal condition in which plunges a woman after such an operation. Within 1-2 days, with limited physical activity and without complications stomach ache 100% of women who have gone through the process of follicle puncture. The strength of the pain depends on the immune system and the body's sensitivity, so panic in this case is absolutely not necessary.
However, if the background is quite bearable pain dramatically atypical symptoms occur - this is a signal for seeking emergency help.
How does it feel after a puncture should guard?
After conducting the operation should not be
• high temperature (over 38 degrees - 37,4-37,8 C temperature - normal condition);
• increasing pain as spasms, cramps, etc;
• deterioration in general condition (nausea, vomiting, painful urination);
• loss of consciousness;
• severe abdominal distention
After the puncture, doctors recommend all the time to monitor their state: to listen to the inner pain, to control the temperature. And most importantly, before surgery to adjust itself, the pain will be, but for the sake of the baby to be patient. In the end, it's not such a big fee for a chance to become a happy mother.
