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Chapter 8 - Ovum Pickup (OPU)

from Section 2 - Assisted Reproductive Procedures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2021

Edited by
Eliezer Girsh
Eliezer Girsh
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Barzilai Medical Center, Ashkelon
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Summary

Initially, oocyte retrieval was considered a significant challenge and originally performed by laparotomy and/or by other laparoscopic techniques. However, apart from the complexity of such techniques, the overall success rate was less than 50% due to severe tubal disease, multiple adhesions, or hidden ovaries. Improvement in the success rate of ovum pickup (OPU) to 60–80% per follicle occurred between 1979 and 1980, upon the introduction of a foot-controlled fixed aspiration pressure control and upon an integration of specially designed teflon-lined aspiration needles with beveled points.

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A Textbook of Clinical Embryology , pp. 89 - 94
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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  • Edited by Eliezer Girsh
  • Book: A Textbook of Clinical Embryology
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  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108881760.009
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  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108881760.009
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