Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) is a technique that involves selecting the best sperm and then injecting it into an egg. Unlike with In Vitro Fertilization, where we waited for the sperm to fertilize the egg after they were both placed in the same laboratory dish, in the case of ICSI a microscope is used to help direct an injection needle into the cytoplasm of each individual egg so that an individual sperm can be injected to fertilize the egg. The resulting fertilized eggs (embryos) are then placed back inside the woman's uterus.
This treatment is very effective for those patients who fall into one of the following conditions:
- Severe case of Oligozoospermia, Asthenozoospermia or Immotile sperm
- Teratozoospermia
- In Vitro Fertilization with normal sperm and eggs has been unsuccessful even after many attempts
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