This will either prove to every one that Cowboy needs to get off the ranch more often OR, that he is just too far gone to learn the NEWS. I am old school, pretty much, but still retain enough info that seeped in to remember a few of the "Set in stone" basics -- let me explain.
First of all, when a baby hfr is born, there are an estimated + / - 200,000 imature oocytes present within her ovaries. VERY immature I Might fully add.
The oocytes (The imature future eggs) are not triggered to maturity until puberty begins, and then , with each cycle of the hfr, only ONE will have enough FSH and Estrogen to fully mature, with all the other oocytes on that layer of the ovary (Epithelial layer -- kind of like an onion) simply starving and will not mature into a vianble follicle.
It has always been my understanding ( As I said, I don't get out alot any more) that even though you do not have to -- and most likely in some cases not be able to -- induce a real HEAT -- you would still need to stimulate multiple folicles in order to HARVEST more than one egg thru an IVF procedure. The IVF - in itself - is quite invasive to the tract of the donor. Sure, you do not need to go thru the cervix and flush out any eggs present, BUT, you still have to use vaginal puncture to get to the ovary -- as it is inside of the protective Peritineum. This alone will most deffinately over time creat at least some scar tissue, and will not be a plus on her future fertility.
The procedure involves using an endoscope type of instrument -- complete with a low vaccum in the needle to aspirate all or most of the follicular fluid from the follicle itself, all the while HOPEFULLY sucking the oocyte out as well. Then, as mentioned, the imature eggs are located, washed, and placed in special media and mixed with viable semen. this is all fine and well to this point.
Any time you are intrusive to these organs, you risk creating scar tissue from the trauma -- and punturing an ovarian follicle IS creating trauma. Personally, I would never think of doing this to a hfr unless she had KNOWN abnormalities that would prevent a future natural pregnancy. I guess I am confused and should have gone to bed an hour ago!! hehehe
My question is simply this -- WHY on earth would you subject a virgin hfr to this procedure reproductively ?? Even though you are not injecting Prostoglandins to induce a heat period, you will still have multiple CL's to deal with afterwards, so the risk of reducing damage is very minimal with IVF, in other words, as much as I Hate doing hfrs, if you go all the trouble to do IVF to her, you might as well wait an extra few months and do it the real way. Done correctly, and with patience, you CAN flush a hfr with very little if any damage. I usually try my best to decline hfrs, but have agreed to do a few over the last few years. We usually get along OK, but the dosage is so low it isn't funny, thus less risk of damage to the Fimbria and Ovaries themselves.
Not trying to dictate your program TJ, but this seems pretty extreme on a hfr -- it really does.
Hope this will make you cringe and run to the barn to give her a hug!! hehehehe
Terry