What Is ICSI And Can It Help You?
Not everyone who does IVF is going to do ICSI. ICSI is most useful in cases where an infertility diagnosis is related to low sperm counts, poor sperm motility or quality, or sperm that are unable to penetrate the egg. Sometimes women have eggs that are difficult to penetrate, and ICSI might be used in this case as well. Besides being effective for male infertility, ICSI is also employed to fertilize frozen eggs. In fact, approximately half of all IVF procedures utilize ICSI. In couples with male-factor infertility ICSI can increase fertilization rates upwards of 70% to 80%! Some patients choose ICSI after first trying intrauterine inseminations (IUI) with unsuccessful results. ICSI is also used in cases when resulting embryos will be tested for chromosomal abnormalities, and gender (PGD).
If you have any questions about IVF, ICSI, fertility and assisted reproductive procedures, feel free to call us at Santa Monica Fertility – we are always happy to help you on your path to parenthood.