Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)

Conventional IVF

The egg and sperm are placed in a dish with culture medium in the laboratory to allow fertilization.

Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)

Indications

• Male factor infertility
• Previous failed fertilization at IVF
• Prolonged unexplained infertility
• Use of surgically retrieved sperm at IVF

A single sperm is selected by our embryologist, which will then be injected into the egg directly, using very fine micro-manipulation equipment under the microscope to achieve fertilitzation. Therefore ICSI bypasses the need for the sperm to naturally penetrate the egg to fertilise the egg.