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A tenaculum improves ovarian accessibility during difficult transvaginal follicular aspiration: a novel but simple
F L Licciardi1, L B Schwartz, C Schmidt-Sarosi
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York University School of Medicine, New York.
Objective:
To evaluate the use of a cervical tenaculum to improve ovarian access during oocyte retrieval.
Design:
Description of a new technique.
Setting:
Normal human volunteer in an academic research environment.
Patient:
An infertile woman undergoing controlled ovarian hyperstimulation and ultrasound-guided oocyte retrieval. Access to her right ovary was obstructed by her uterus.
Interventions:
During the retrieval procedure, a tenaculum was applied to the patient's cervix and downward traction was applied.
Results:
The ovary became closer to the vaginal wall.
Conclusion:
Applying downward cervical traction with a tenaculum can bring an ovary closer to the vaginal wall, avoiding possible uterine injury and facilitating oocyte collection.