IVF egg retreival how do they do it?

[Trying4ever]

Well i have just had a lap and dye. That was traumatic enough...i hated having the anaesthetic and beind drowsy and sick afterwards.

I was wondering, how do they retrieve eggs for IVF? I heard it is under general anaesthtic (again??) and do they cut you or is it through vagina....does it hurt?

 

[fleur123]

hello, im so sorry to hear bout you lap dye experience, we are just starting on our road to ivf and im petrified!! i am quite sure from what i have been reading that they will put you out however when i went for an opening eving at the isis clinic in colchester the girl showing us round said "this is the room for the egg retrival, dont worry you'l be quite out of it anyway" what the hell does that mean???do they just slightly sedate you or what??? im really scared of being put asleep, im still learning bout ivf what they do and what different tests you have to have? my dh has been told his sperm count is about 1-2 million so my doc is pretty sure it's just him do you think i will still have to have all the different tests done?

 

[Dilek]

Hi

Mine was not under a general anesthetic, it was a strong sedatation. Some girls do pass out and others dont. My consultant basically said its like being really drunk. I dont drink so i was gone. The recovery is only a few days. I had some cramping down below but the painkillers did there job and i felt better. I think the uncomfortable feeling about Egg collection is the cyclogest and the side effects it gives you.

There is not cutting. Its done via a catheter i think thats what they call it. A long think instrument they insert the vagina and retrieve the eggs. Its nothing like a lap.

Ive been under anethetic 3 times now and about to go my 4th. I was concerned i was to go under many times but the anethetic lady said its not a problem. They only worry about being under an anesthetic if you had trouble coming out of it, vomiting and stuff like that.

Ive read many girls IVF stories and dont recall anyone saying they had a general anethetic for egg collection rather its a sedation.

Cici

 

[noddysgirl84]

Hi Girls,

I am about to start IVF as well and I am also worried about the EC. My Clinic (Bourne Hall, Cambridge) give you 2 options 1 is the general (althought the Dr said it was more like heavy sedation) and the other is a local anesthetic.

I believe the collection is done via the vagina, thru the vaginal wall and to the ovary. A lot of women in the 4 Leaf clover thread have had EC and could easily tell you better than I, you should check it out. I have not heard any horror stories from them which has made me feel better about it!

FX for you both!!

 

[Dilek]

hello, im so sorry to hear bout you lap dye experience, we are just starting on our road to ivf and im petrified!! i am quite sure from what i have been reading that they will put you out however when i went for an opening eving at the isis clinic in colchester the girl showing us round said "this is the room for the egg retrival, dont worry you'l be quite out of it anyway" what the hell does that mean???do they just slightly sedate you or what??? im really scared of being put asleep, im still learning bout ivf what they do and what different tests you have to have? my dh has been told his sperm count is about 1-2 million so my doc is pretty sure it's just him do you think i will still have to have all the different tests done?

As you said Fleur you get sedated. Its good that you had the into to your clinic, first time i seen the EC room was when i was having egg collection.

I found the egg transfer to be slightly painful as they dont give u anything and its done similar to a smear test. I found it quite embarrasing.

Ask away girl, im sure there are plenty of us to answer your questions.

 

[fleur123]

hello, thank you all so much for your feed back on this, im still petrified!! the biggest problem i have is i have a really really bad phobia of being sick! i know it sounds silly to most people, and i know if i get pregnant i stand a good chance of being sick but im hoping im one of the lucky few who escapes it! do they always have to knock you out for every procedure (Sorry spelling) cant i just stay awake?

 

[muncho]

Hiya

i donated eggs for my sister so i have had this egg retrieval. Its sedation:

1st time i felt them putting my legs down and moving me towards the end - did not feel anything inside thou

2nd and 3rd time i asked for more sedation. It just took longer to come round

they use a catheter which is like a long needle up the vagina and they poke the eggs and remove ..

afterwards you will be quite bloated but this is normal. You could be brusied internally and will take a few days to get back to normal

Hope this helps: xx

p.s sister has 2 lovely kids , so great result!

 

[Trying4ever]

so when they give you sedation is it morphine? in my lap and dye it took me ages to come round and i was sick every time i sipped even just water. It was awful. God I hope I only have to go through ivf once or it isnt as bad as this experience.

I'm hopefully going to have the treatment at another clinic.

 

[muncho]

i dont think its morphine.. best to speak to the anestetist (spelt wrong) and tell them your concerns .

good luck xx

 

[bek74]

I was put under a general anaesthetic. I am fortunate enough to come out of a general really well, no vomiting or anything.

I experienced some very mild cramping afterwards but nothing to even be concerned about.

 

[Rach27]

I had heavy sedation as one of my ovaries was bent around the back of my womb. It was great! Good luck!

 

[lioness168]

I had light sedation for my EC and dont remember a thing!!! They used Medazolam (diazapam sedative) and Fentanyl (narcotic pain reliever)...they also put antibiotics in the drip post EC. I woke to a bit of pain which some Tramadol (which is like Panadol Forte) to help relieve this. They said when Im home to take Panadol if I need any further pain relief. I was in discomfort for about 4 days afterwards. Some ladies dont get any discomfort. Just keep up your fluids!!!

Like Noddysgirl mentioned, they use a needle up through the wall to get to your ovaries.

Just try and keep your eye on the prize, and take each day as it comes. Hang in there and good luck

 

[fleur123]

Hello all, can i ask trying4ever what clinic are you using? i think i will be sent to bourne hall? i dont know very much about it there if anyone has any info i'd really appreciate it. Im really gutted though we had a really nice clinic just 10 mins from my house but they have stopped the funding for nhs patients x oh and also do you know if you only get 1 go on the nhs?

 

[Trying4ever]

hi fleur you get 3 goes of IVF on the nhs and if anyone tells you differently thats wrong. I'm at the hospital in romford but apparently they refer you to the homerton for IVF which is what I am dreading afetr my experience with the lap and dye if the staff are anything similar.

I am tryingto find out if i can go to another clinic...

 

[Trying4ever]

bourne hall is in cambridge isnt it? i've just ahd a look....doesnt seem that bad. i am sure it would be much better than homerton. would def be good if any one has had treatment there and what its like.

what about st barts...anyone had treatment there? what are the waiting times like?

 

[fleur123]

Hello, yeah i thought it looked ok to, i know the hospital in romford it just behind my nannas house! i haven't been told yet where they are sending me but the lady on the desk said more than likely bourne hall but she said you get a choice? try and find out and see if they might change you to that one im not sure where your based im in Clacton so cambridge is probaly an hour-hour and a half away. it's good they give you 3 attempts now my doc never told me that, am so scared it wont work first time as ive really stuggled coming to terms with the fact ive got to do ivf i cant rember if i said y we have to have it?? but my dh has a very very low count im only 23 and he is 37 so you can imagin my thoughts ive been having but i love him to bits and i know it's gonna be tough but we will face it together. The other thing i wondered is coz im only 23 will they only put one egg bk?

 

[CurlySue]

Its usually something called Propofol. Its short acting. Once you wake up you wake up. I had a lap and dye and coming round from that was horrendous as I was vomiting like mad, but from this I didn't even feel sick.

 

[Trying4ever]

oh thank goodness you told me that curlysue cos I had really bad vomiting and drowsiness after lap and dye...must have been the morphone then and not the anaesthetic? Well at least I won't dread too much about the egg retreival then.....did it husrt you afterwards? Did you go back to work the day after? From the lap and dye I have gone back to work after 6 days.

 

[Steph63]

hi fleur you get 3 goes of IVF on the nhs and if anyone tells you differently thats wrong...

Sorry but that is not true. The no. of goes you get on the NHS varies depending on the policy of your NHS Primary Care Trust, you are best to ring them to check. For example, here you only get 1 go and I know there is one PCT are which doesn't offer any fertility treatment (can't remember where, but the lovely Tansey came under that PCT so she would know), so I would definitely check with your PCT.

 

[Dilek]

hi fleur you get 3 goes of IVF on the nhs and if anyone tells you differently thats wrong. I'm at the hospital in romford but apparently they refer you to the homerton for IVF which is what I am dreading afetr my experience with the lap and dye if the staff are anything similar.

I am tryingto find out if i can go to another clinic...

Hi Hun

Im at the Homerton clinic, my experience with them has been ok. Dr Gudi is brilliant. I think with the lap and dye that would have not been with the clinic, ive had all my surgeries with them.

Dilek