When the follicles are ready for ovum/oocyte pick up ovum pick up is done in a standard manner as done for any other IVF patient, i.e. through Trans vaginal sonography. Once the oocytes are retrieved-taken out, the role of egg donor is over. She stops her treatment at this point. The recovered eggs are used for the recipient couple.

Eggs recovered from oocyte donor are fertilized with the sperm of male partner of the recipient couple.