Intracytoplasmic injection (ICSI) is used for couples who are suffering from infertility for a long time. It is a type of IVF process that recovers male infertility and helps you to achieve a successful pregnancy. After injecting the sperm into the egg you will be able to conceive a child.
Many infertile couples get desired results after using ICSI and consulting with a fertility doctor. If your male partner is unable to impregnate you due to male infertility, you can talk to your infertility specialist in Siliguri. The doctor will guide you through the process of IVF treatment that securely helps you to achieve pregnancy.
ICSI: What Is It?
Intracytoplasmic injection (ICSI) is a sperm injection that crops up in the egg’s cytoplasm. It is a gel that contains made of water, salt, and other molecules which are placed in the center of the egg. This treatment is used when a couple is unable to conceive a child due to male infertility over a year or more.
ICSI: Understanding The Requirements
ICSI is a useful injection that is pushed to recover male infertility. Your IVF doctor uses the process for the remedy of the following conditions:
- Low sperm count
- Poor mobility of sperm
- Retrograde ejaculation
- Choked male reproductive system
- Anejaculation
- Embryo supplying lady is above the age of 35
- Traditional IVF treatment doesn’t work out properly
- Cryopreservation process (While freezing eggs or sperm is used)
ICSI: About The Procedure
Step 1 – At first, your doctor uses a pipet to hold the mature egg from the lab dish.
Step 2 – Pick up a sperm by using the needle
Step 3 – Put the needle into the egg to touch the cytoplasm
Step 4 – Inject sperm in the cytoplasm area
Step 5 – Put out the needle from the egg
ICSI: Potential Risks
Some complications that may occur from ICSI injections include:
- Impaired a few or all the eggs during injecting ICSI
- An egg may not be fertilized after putting injected into it
- Embryos cease to develop into the mature stage during lab or after transferring into a woman’s body
Can ICSI Affect Your Newborn?
Nearly a little number of children have Congenital diseases. Doctors assume that the underlying cause of the congenital disease is the ICSI procedure. The ICSI process may increase the following complication in a newborn:
- Disorder of sex identification
- Autism
- Intellectual deformities
- Hypospadias
- Angelman syndrome
- Beckwith WidemenSyndrom
After trying for one or more years when you and your partner both are unable to conceive a child, consulting an infertility specialist in Siliguri is important as the doctor might recommend you for ICSI treatment.
ICSI is an effective advanced fertile treatment than traditional IVF and there are lengthy steps are followed during this treatment process. Thus, discuss with your doctor whether ICSI is the right selection for you or not.
Dr. Priyankur Roy
MBBS, MS, PGDMLS, PGDHHM, FIAOG
Dr. Priyankur Roy is a distinguished expert in Infertility Treatment and Gynae-Endoscopy. With advanced qualifications from Germany and the UK, he excels in providing high-quality medical care.
This blog is clinically verified by Dr. Priyankur Roy to ensure accuracy and reliability.
