Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)
ICSI is the abbreviation for Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection. It is a step in the process of IVF. This technique allows us to choose the best sperm to fertilize the ovum by inserting the sperm inside a microinjection needle. During the procedure, the oocyte is being held from one side, the needle is carefully inserted in the opposite side, and the selected sperm is injected into the cytoplasm of the egg. The goal is that the egg and sperm fuse together. In other words, that fertilization takes place successfully.
What is ICSI used for?
ICSI is used when the male’s sperm cells have trouble penetrating the egg by themselves. Although it is usually done with the husband’s or partner’s sperm, donor semen samples can be used as well. Nonetheless, ICSI is the method of choice also in the case of couples who turn to IVF without a pre-existing cause of severe male infertility in order to make sure that fertilization occurs.
If you want to undergo ICSI procedure, then consult our ICSI fertility treatment center/Hospital to know all possibilities of success among ICSI treatment in SURAT at a low cost. Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection procedure has been benefiting to many men who are trying to achieve parenthood. For couples with prominent male factor problems like low sperm count and low sperm motility, this is the best treatment. Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection or ICSI treatment is most successful for men who are infertile and these are nearly used in IVF treatments. Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection needs only one sperm to inject directly into the egg. The fertilized egg i.e. embryo is then transferred to your womb (uterus).
Previously failed IVF treatment
- Men with low sperm count – Oligospermia
- Men with poor sperm motility – Asthenozoospermia
- Men with Zero sperm count – Azoospermia
- Men who underwent surgical sperm revival techniques like TESA/TESE/MESA/PESA
- High values of Sperm DNA abnormalities
- More than 50 % fertilization failure with IVF cycle.
Suitable for ICSI treatment
This treatment is performed along with IVF where after suitable stimulation the retrieved eggs from a woman are mixed with partner’s sperm. In this Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection procedure, one egg is injected with one sperm under a microscope with the help of a micro-manipulator and kept for culture for three to five days.
By careful record and case history observation, suitable treatment is planned for you to take home a healthy baby.
Advantages of ICSI Treatment
Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection or ICSI Treatment doesn’t have any ill effect on a child’s mentality or physical development. By using Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection or ICSI Treatment in SUART, it gives a chance of conceiving your genetic child by you and your partner.
ICSI treatment is used to help couples who have unexplained infertility and our doctors suggest standard IVF, as Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection and IVF pregnancy rates which are very similar. IVF is a less complex treatment.