Around half of couples who are having problems conceiving have sperm-related issues and ICSI is the most common and successful treatment for male infertility.
Around half of couples who are having problems conceiving have sperm-related issues and ICSI is the most common and successful treatment for male infertility.
The Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection is performed in the lab, after the egg collection and involves the injection of a single sperm into the fluid contents of the egg cell, called cytoplasm.
A glass pipette, which is finer than a human hair, is used to collect a single sperm and inject it into the egg. The fertilised embryo(s) is then transferred to the women’s womb. Other than this element in the lab, your experience of treatment is the same as that of patients undergoing IVF.
This treatment is suitable for couples who have a male factor infertility problem such as:
ICSI itself is very successful at helping the sperm and the egg to fertilise, success rates tend to be very similar to conventional IVF. On average, around 70-75% of eggs fertilise with the ICSI procedure.
However, as with all IVF treatment there are still many other factors affecting a successful pregnancy, including the age of the woman and whether she has any fertility issues herself.
Fertilisation is possible even with very low numbers of sperm. ICSI has a fertilisation rate of around 70%.
If you require ICSI due to a male factor fertility issue this can be added to either a Natural/Natural Modified or Mild IVF cycle.
Being recommended ICSI will depend on your individual circumstances and your personalised treatment plan which will be explained to you in more detail at your Initial Consultation.
We have various packages available to help patients with planning their treatment costs, if you wish to find out more please view our price guide or give us a call.
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