A randomized controlled study comparing pain experience between a newly designed needle with a thin tip and a standard needle for oocyte aspiration

Human Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1377-1383

  Wikland, M ^a,b   Blad, S ^c   Bungum, L ^d   Hillensjo T ^a,b   Karlstrom P O ^e   Nilsson, S ^f,g  

^a Fertilitetscentrum   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c Vitrolife Sweden   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f FALUN HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^g Integrative Research Laboratories Sweden AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

aspiration needle; oocyte aspiration; pain; ultrasound guided

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; LIDOCAINE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FREEZING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEEDLE; OOCYTE; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVARY FOLLICLE; PAIN; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF EVALUATION; VAGINA BLEEDING;

EID: 79957449072     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der100     Document Type: Article

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