Though follicles are used synonymously with eggs by most of the doctors at the IVF Centre in Delhi , the follicle is basically a small secretory cavity, sac, or gland in which a mature egg or oocyte is released, whereas eggs are female reproductive cells that cannot be seen through naked eyes. While follicles, measuring between 4 to 25 mm, can be seen through an ultrasound scan, the eggs, which are barely 0.1 mm in size, can only be seen through a microscope by observing the follicular fluid obtained during the IVF egg retrieval process. A major misconception amongst most IVF patients is that women who have an active ovulatory cycle produce good eggs every month. Though this may be true in many cases, there are equal chances of women with an active ovulatory cycle producing no eggs or eggs of poor quality. This is mainly because not all the follicles contain eggs, and if they do, not all eggs are likely to be mature or fertilized successfully. In some cases, the follicles ...
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