This is due to the speculum, not the embryos falling out. She will then be discharged from the Toll Center and asked to remain in bed as much as possible for the next 24 hours, with minimal activity for the following 48 hours. Treatment may vary, but the progesterone is usually given as an intramuscular injection daily or Progesterone vaginal gel beginning the day after retrieval and continuing until the pregnancy test is either positive or negative. Occasionally, mild cramping, spotting and breast tenderness follow the embryo transfer. The symptoms do not necessarily mean that there is a problem.
Preparation includes a complete medical history and physical examination.
The surgery is done on an outpatient basis and under general anesthesia, so you will feel no discomfort. Once you are asleep, a needle is inserted through a small incision near the navel, and the abdomen is filled with carbon dioxide so that the laparoscope can be placed safely into the abdominal cavity without injuring surrounding organs such as the bowel, bladder and blood vessels. The surgeon then inserts the laparoscope, a long, thin, lighted telescope-like instrument, through the incision near the navel. While looking through the laparoscope, the surgeon can see the reproductive organs and insert a catheter, loaded with the gametes, into the fallopian tubes. The patient may have up to 3-4 small incisions.