ICSI Treatment

For infertile couples, intracytoplasmic sperm injection may result in an accomplished pregnancy. This disease is most effective for male infertility. Your doctor injects sperm into an egg to aid in fertilization. Pregnancy can be possible after an embryo transfer.

Intracytoplasmic sperm injection, also known as ICSI, is a treatment for treating infertility. It entails injecting live sperm into a person’s eggs in a laboratory. This method is capable of producing an embryo. ICSI is a type of IVF. When male infertility interferes with a person’s capacity to conceive a child, doctors will most likely use ICSI treatment.

Who needs ICSI?

Male infertility patients benefit the most from ICSI procedures. It is needed if:

• ICSI is usually performed when there are problems with sperm quality or quantity. This could include low sperm count, poor sperm motility, or aberrant sperm morphology. ICSI enables the direct injection of a single sperm into an egg, facilitating fertilization.
• If there is a blockage in the male reproductive canal that prevents sperm from being released, ICSI can be utilized to inject sperm directly into the egg.
• Anejaculation problem,
• A low number of sperm,
• If the quality of sperm is weak,
• If ejaculation occurs retrograde.

It is essential to keep in mind that, while ICSI can be extremely helpful in resolving specific fertility concerns, it may not be appropriate in all cases, and the decision to employ ICSI is often determined by the unique circumstances of every person or couple undergoing fertility treatment.

The fertility expert or reproductive endocrinologist will evaluate the unique variables that contribute to infertility and prescribe the most effective treatment plan.

Difference between IVF and ICSI

ICSI is a type of IVF. Traditional IVF involves a doctor placing thousands of sperm adjacent to an egg in a laboratory dish. Whether one of the sperm reaches the egg and fertilizes it is up to chance. If none of the sperm fertilizes the egg, conception does not occur.

ICSI increases fertilization by directly injecting a single sperm into a single egg. However, ICSI does not guarantee fertilization. In both ICSI and classical IVF, a doctor places the fertilized egg in the uterus. Pregnancy happens when the embryo attaches to the inner layer of the uterus.

Benefits of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)

ICIS appears to be more effective than standard IVF in helping men with infertility who want to become parents.

How successful is ICSI?

ICSI typically fertilizes 50-80% of the eggs it is used on. It may seem like a low rate, but no treatment guarantees 100%. However, it is useful to know that ICSI treatment is very effective and the number of couples who can become a family is high.

Who performs ICS?

You could visit an Obstetrician and Gynecologist who is also a reproductive endocrinologist. These doctors address endocrine diseases that influence reproduction. They focus on recognizing and managing infertility, as well as preserving fertility.

ICSI Procedure

• Before the ICSI process, both male and female spouses have complete fertility tests. The female partner goes through ovarian stimulation to create numerous eggs, and the male spouse contributes a sperm sample. In cases of male factor infertility, sperm is carefully selected to ensure optimal quality. The mature eggs are subsequently extracted via a small surgical technique called follicular aspiration.
• During the ICSI method, a single, healthy sperm is chosen and injected directly into the cytoplasm of a mature egg with a specialized microinjection needle. This painstaking procedure is carried out under a high-powered microscope to ensure precision. The fertilized egg, now an embryo, is studied in the laboratory for a few days to ensure healthy development before being transferred to the woman’s uterus.
• Following the ICSI technique, the mother may be given additional hormonal assistance to enhance embryo implantation. A few days following conception, one or more viable embryos are chosen and implanted in the woman’s uterus. Any remaining healthy embryos can be cryopreserved for later use. A pregnancy test is performed a few weeks after the embryo transfer to determine the success of the procedure.