Received July 13, 2019
Accepted December 15, 2019

Objective: This study seeks to identify the role and possible participation of a psychologist/psychoanalyst in- side an Oocyte Pick-up Room and Recovery Room (OPR- RR) in an Assisted Reproduction clinic and its implications on patients and team. Methods: Prospective study of psychological support during the procedures from September 2014 to December 2018. Most visits took place during oocyte retrievals, for either IVF/ICSI or gamete freezing. Results: Of the 2,343 cases, the psychologist was present in 965 of them (41%), during oocyte retrievals, with available professionals in 59% of the times (722 cas- es). The embryo transfers (1,011) had psychological as- sistance in 20% of the time (218 cases). The intrauterine insemination cases were excluded for not happening in a surgical environment. The recovery room was identified as one of the spaces for welcoming and listening to anxiet- ies, desires, projects, worries, fears, frustrations, joys and expectations for those who come to the clinic seeking the desire to gestate. The patients’ talks, collected in obser- vations transcribed from what was heard, with dates and types of procedures, were discussed with either the team or the assistant physician. The team stands positively in the presence of a psychologist/psychoanalyst, who brings new perceptions and the development of the whole art of listening, for all involved. Conclusion: The presence of a psychologist/psychoan- alyst in the Oocyte Pick-up Room and the Recovery Room in an Assisted Reproduction clinic means an opportunity to listen to patients’ emotions, providing well-being to pa- tients and echoing in the teamwork relationships.