What is ICSI ?
ICSI is a procedure in which a single sperm cell is injected directly into the cytoplasm of an egg. Injecting sperm through the egg’s shell helps the sperm fertilize directly bypassing the need to penetrate the shell.
This procedure is most commonly used to overcome male infertility problems.
When ICSI treatment is suggested?
These are few conditions where your doctor will prefer ICSI treatment over IVF.
- Teratozoospermia
- Azoospermia
- Oligozoospermia
- Asthenozoospermia
- Immunological factors (antisperm antibodies)
- Testicular cancer
- Frozen semen sample
- Previous failure IVF attempts
- Sperms retrieved by surgical techniques(TESA, PESA, MESA,TESE)
- Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis
Pre ICSI workup
- Ovarian Stimulation
- Monitoring
- Ovulation Induction
- Oocyte retrieval
- Semen collection & preparation
What are the procedures after ICSI?
- ICSI
- Embryo development
- Implantation or Cryopreservation