ICSI (Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection)
A high precision laboratory technique to fertilise an egg with one morphologically selected sperm INTRA-CYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION (ICSI
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is a new procedure that allows couples with sperm problems to have IVF treatment. Developed in Belgium in 1992, ICSI is the process of injecting a single sperm into an egg. It is a remarkable procedure since it allows men with only very few sperm to have a chance of having their own children.
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Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)
ICSI was introduced as a clinical level improvement to conventional IVF treatments. It involves carefully selecting only one single sperm of the best quality for injection into an egg to achieve fertilisation.This procedure is done using a high precision technique called ‘micromanipulation’. The resulting embryo is then transferred back into the uterus to continue its development as with a normal pregnancy.
Why?
ICSI is recommended when there is severe male factor infertility, including low sperm concentration, poor motility, blockages in the male reproductive tract or where there is a desire to get pregnant after having had a vasectomy. It may also be advised when the female has a very low yield of eggs during egg retrieval so as to directly improve the chances of fertilisation by clinical intervention. Your Rawal fertility consultant may also recommend this enhanced procedure if a previous IVF treatment has resulted in a low fertilisation rate of eggs.
How?
The woman will be required to undergo ovarian stimulation to prepare her eggs for collection as in a traditional IVF treatment plan. The sperm from the male partner will then be processed, washed and inspected in our laboratory to select only one sperm which will then be carefully injected into a retrieved egg. The aim is to inject the most normal looking sperm with good progressive movement into each mature egg. In cases of surgically retrieved sperm ICSI or IMSI may be recommended to achieve fertilization.
Our embryologists will closely monitor the fertilization procedure and the developing embryos in preparation for embryo transfer back into the woman’s uterus. Any surplus good quality embryos can be frozen for future use.
Candidates for ICSI
- Low sperm count
- Low or no sperm movement (motility)
- Large number of abnormal sperm
- High levels of anti-bodies in semen sample
- In surgically retrieved sperm from epididymis (MESA/PESA) or testis (TESA/TESE)
- Fertilization failure after standard IVF