Treatment was first introduced into clinical practice for certain types of infertility in 1992. It has revolutionized the treatment of severe male infertility. It is an invasive technique and may also use sperm that would otherwise not be able to fertilize an egg. For these reasons, concerns about the potential risks to children born as a result of ICSI treatment have been raised, and several follow-up studies have been published.
One individual sperm is picked up in a tiny needle, many times smaller than a human hair. This sperm is then injected directly into the center of a mature egg.
ICSI is a sophisticated technique, which was first introduced into clinical practice for certain types of infertility in 1992. It has revolutionized the treatment of severe male infertility. In this procedure, one individual sperm is picked up in a tiny needle, many times smaller than a human hair. This sperm is then injected directly into the center of a mature egg.
ICSI helps to overcome fertility problems, such as: