Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) Fertility Treatment
Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) – IVF Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) is a specialised form of In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) that is used for the treatment of severe cases of male-factor infertility. ICSI involves the injection of a single sperm directly into a mature egg.At City Fertility Centre, we use a medium named Sperm Slow™ during sperm selection. This medium contains hyaluronan (HA), which binds sperm that are more likely to have normal DNA, and thus allows selection of these bound sperm for injection. By selecting the sperm that are bound to HA and using them for ICSI, the embryologists are preferentially using the better-quality, more mature sperm. This technique is also known as PICSI and we use it as standard practice with no additional cost to the patient. Before ICSI can be carried out, mature eggs must be retrieved from the female partner during a standard IVF cycle. The male partner’s semen sample is prepared in the lab to isolate as many health...