Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection
What is intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection and how does it work ? Used with IVF and eggs of good quality, ICSI often is a successful treatment for men with impaired or no sperm. IVF ICSI has revolutionized the treatment of male infertility allowing fertilization to occur even if only a few sperms are available. First developed by reproductive medical specialists in Belgium, ICSI is a specialized form of micro-insemination to help couples overcome male infertility problems. ICSI has become so successful that most treatments previously used for male infertility have been abandoned in its favour. ICSI is often recommended if: The male partner has a very low sperm count. Other problems with the sperm have been identified, such as poor morphology (abnormally shaped) and/or poor motility (poor swimmers). At previous attempts at in vitro fertilization (IVF) there was either failure of fertilization or an unexpectedly low fertilization rate. The male partner has had a va...