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One of the most important advances in IVF treatment is Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI).  ICSI is a micromanipulation technique developed in the early '90s that uses a small needle to inject a single sperm directly into the egg to achieve fertilization. This technique is used when couples have been unable to successfully fertilize in a previous IVF cycle, and in cases of severe male factor infertility.

ICSI and Male Factor Infertility 

ICSI is especially useful for treating severe male factor infertility, such as low sperm motility, abnormal sperm morphology, or little or no living sperm in the semen.  ICSI enables doctors to use sperm collected directly from the testicles, using techniques such as Testicular Sperm Aspiration (TESA).  Fertilization rates using IVF and ICSI in cases of severe male factor infertility are similar to those of couples using IVF with normal sperm. 

ICSI Procedure 

  1. Eggs are retrieved as in the standard IVF procedure.
     

  2. Semen collected from ejaculation is processed in the laboratory to separate the living sperm from the seminal fluid and nonliving sperm.  Sperm can also be collected directly from the testicles using Testicular Sperm Aspiration (TESA).
     

  3. Using micromanipulation techniques, a single sperm is collected in a glass needle, and injected directly into the egg to fertilize it.
     

  4. Fertilized embryos are transferred to the uterus using standard Embryo Transfer procedures.
     

 

ICSI has revolutionized the process of In Vitro Fertilization. For more information about this procedure, or to set up an appointment with our doctors, please contact us at  (310) 278-7590.

 

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