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Transvaginal oocyte retrieval
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<p>Transvaginal oocyte retrieval (TVOR), also referred to as oocyte retrieval (OCR), is a technique used in <a href="/facts/In_vitro_fertilisation/kQNMtaBu">in vitro fertilization</a> (IVF) in order to remove <a href="/facts/Oocyte/aYrWtc3n">oocytes</a> from an <a href="/facts/Ovary/z2hG6bNy">ovary</a>, enabling <a href="/facts/Fertilisation/g8u3UKzF">fertilization</a> <a href="/facts/Extracorporeal/ShfXh7xL">outside the body</a>. Transvaginal oocyte retrieval is more properly referred to as transvaginal ovum retrieval when the oocytes have matured into <a href="/facts/Egg_cell/gJyW3W3W">ova</a>, as is normally the case in IVF. It can also be performed for <a href="/facts/Egg_donation/jv7npewL">egg donation</a>, <a href="/facts/Oocyte_cryopreservation/MpC5gcXD">oocyte cryopreservation</a> and other assisted reproduction technology such as <a href="/facts/Intracytoplasmic_sperm_injection/ssdoVvJ2">ICSI</a>. </p>