If there is severe male factor infertility or previous IVF with failure to fertilise, one sperm can be injected into each egg - intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) to increase the chance of success (Figure 10.4).
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Figure 10.4 ICSI - Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection
Related Medical Abstracts - Click on the paper title:-
- Should ICSI be the treatment of choice for all cases of in-vitro conception? No, not in light of the scientific data (2001).
- Chromosomal findings in 150 couples referred for genetic counselling prior to intracytoplasmic sperm injection (1997)
- Preferences for intracytoplasmic sperm injection versus donor insemination in severe male factor infertility: A preliminary report. (1996)
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- 1 What are the objectives of infertility treatment?
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- 3 Although my ovaries have eggs in them, my tests show that I am not releasing them (anovulation) and this is causing infertility. How can this be treated?
- 4 If I take drugs to induce ovulation (ovulation induction) for my infertility, are there any risks?
- 5 How is ovulation induction treatment for infertility monitored?
- 6 How does clomiphene citrate work for infertility?
- 7 How effective is clomiphene in the treatment of infertility?
- 8 Could I experience any problems whilst taking clomiphene?
- 9 Is there any advantage in having an injection of HCG to ensure ovulation?
- 10 How does tamoxifen work?
- 11 How can hyperprolactinaemia be treated?
- 12 How does metformin work?
- 12A How does letrozole work for infertility?
- 13 How do gonadotrophins work?
- 14 What are the risks for me if I receive gonadotrophin therapy?
- 15 What are recombinant gonadotrophins?
- 16 What is ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS)
- 17 How is ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome treated?
- 18 How does electrocautery (ovarian drilling) work for infertility associated with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
- 19 I have been found to have endometriosis. How should this be treated to improve my chance of conceiving?
- 20 Tests have shown that I have problems with my Fallopian tubes. What can be done about this?
- 21 I have fibroids. How should these be treated to improve my fertility?
- 22 My post-coital test has shown that my mucus is stopping the sperm from swimming (mucus hostility). What can be done?
- 23 When can intrauterine insemination (IUI) improve our chance of achieving a pregnancy?
- 24 What is in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and embryo transfer (ET)
- 24A IVF single or double embryo transfer?
- 25 What is intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)
- 26 How do tubal surgery and IVF compare?
- 27 What are egg donation and egg sharing?
- 28 What is selective embryo transfer?
- 29 Investigations have shown no obvious cause for our difficulty achieving a pregnancy. Are there any treatments for our unexplained infertility?
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- 32 How can we determine which fertility unit is likely to be the best for us?
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- 34 Infertility Support Groups.
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