Monitoring of hormonal levels in the blood.

You will be sedated for about 10-15 minutes while the doctor collects your eggs. You can expect mild pain, but most women return to normal activities the next day. On the same day as the egg retrieval, a sperm sample will be taken from your partner. Once the egg is retrieved and the sperm is collected, the embryologist fertilizes the mature egg using the ICSI method. The resulting embryo is allowed to develop for 3 to 5 days and its quality is closely monitored.

Approximately 3-5 days after collection, the embryo is transferred back into your uterus. You don't need sedation for the transfer - it only takes a few minutes and there is usually minimal discomfort. Note: If additional genetic screening of your embryos is recommended, you may need to wait up to one month between collection and transfer.

14 days after the transfer, we recommend taking a pregnancy blood test to see if the embryo is developing into a fetus.