Cumulus cells give the eggs their characteristic translucent appearance making them easy to spot because they stand out from all the other cells that are aspirated from the follicles. Unfortunately, some of the eggs retrieved contain varying amounts of cumulus cells, ranging from large amounts to the absence of cumulus cells (denuded eggs). Denuded eggs are those with scanty cumulus cells that are very difficult to identify and can be missed during egg retrieval.

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Identifying eggs among all the different cells aspirated from follicles can sometimes be like finding a needle in a haystack, it can be very difficult.

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We developed our own technique to ensure that all the eggs aspirated from your ovaries are found no matter how many cumulus cells they contain. We check, double-check, triple-check, and even quadruple-check all the cells to ensure we didn't miss any eggs.

You have a limited supply of eggs so we consider your eggs to be very precious so we do not leave any of your eggs behind. These recovered eggs we diligently found could make the difference between pregnancy and not.