Is the egg retrieval process painful ?

Patients feel nothing during the procedure as they are given anesthesia. Egg retrieval is only a minor surgery. A vaginal ultrasound probe fitted with a long, thin needle is passed through the wall of the vagina and into each ovary. The needle punctures each egg follicle and gently removes the egg through a gentle suction. Anesthesia wears off quickly once egg retrieval is concluded.