This is a report of a case of an egg recovery procedure completed with manual suction instead of the automated negative pressure suction. A 35–year-old woman who was undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment had to undergo oocyte recovery using manual suction through a syringe instead of the automated negative pressure suction systems because of the failure of both the initial and replacement systems. The treatment cycle ended in a positive pregnancy test and a clinical pregnancy with acceptable oocyte fertilization rates and no complications during procedure. The case presented may be an implication for an alternative implementation in cases of emergency, particularly when low-cost IVF is a target.

Keywords: IVF, oocyte retrieval, manual, suction, cost