ICSI Treatment in India (1)

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ICSI

• Many a times when conventional IVF fails a couple
  is advised by the IVF specialist to undergo ICSI.
  The next question comes is what is ICSI and how
  it can help when conventional IVF failed.
• ICSI is a Micro Manipulation Technique which is
  the latest in IVF technology. The full form of
  ICSI is Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection. In
  this process, sperm is injected into an egg and
  placed in the petri dish for incubation. Within
  3-6 days when the embryo develops it is
  transferred into the womans womb to carry for
  nine months. Although it sounds simple,
  preparation for ICSI starts about 12-14 days
  before the procedure.
• Once the couple gets ready for ICSI, fertility
  drugs are given to the female partner to enhance
  fertility. The follicles of her ovaries will be
  regularly monitored by ultrasonography to assess.
  To trigger ovulation, 36-40 hours before egg
  collection, hormone injection is given. During
  ovulation, eggs will be collected from the ovary
  by ultra sound guidance. At that time the male
  partner would be required to give sperm for
  fertilisation. In some situations donor or frozen
  sperm is also used. Frozen sperm should be thawed
  in advance.

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• After egg collection, the egg will be injected
  with a sperm by glass needle. The concerned
  embryologist will choose the best sperm with good
  motility and inject into the egg. The rest of the
  process is same as conventional IVF. With the
  help of the incubator the embryos are kept for
  3-6 days to grow. Once it grows, it will be
  transferred into the female partners uterus with
  the help of a catheter. Whether the female is
  pregnant or not gets confirmed only after 14 days
  by a blood test.

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Now we need to understand in what type of
situation a couple is advised to try ICSI. It is
generally done when severe male infertility
prevents from successful pregnancy. The general
conditions for ICSI are the following ---

• Low sperm count
• Physical blockage preventing the sperm to come
  out
• The movement or motility of the sperm is poor
• The morphology or shape of the sperm is poor
• A person after Vasectomy might have the desire
• Failed IVF cycles using conventional IVF
• When sperm has been retrieved surgically from the
  epididymis (MESA/PESA) or testes (TESA/TESE),
  from urine or following electro ejaculation
• When there are high levels of antibodies in the
  semen

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• ICSI has a very good success rate and is widely
  used these days by IVF specialists. In this
  context we must know the risks of ICSI to get an
  idea. The risk of ICSI is actually a risk of IVF
  itself in increased chance of multiple births
  versus natural conception. By limiting the number
  of embryos transferred into the uterus, this risk
  can be reduced. The risk of birth defects in
  children conceived through IVF/ICSI is almost
  same as that conceived naturally. The risk of
  ICSI includes multiple gestation and might
  require selective reduction. While doing ICSI
  sometimes the embryo gets damaged. However, with
  capable IVF Specialist and experienced
  Embryologist at the helm, risk factor is reduced.
  Matrika Medicare is experienced to give you the
  best ICSI treatment in India.
• The benefits of ICSI are many. Couples facing
  unexplained infertility generally get result.
  Couples with male infertility and when using
  frozen sperm also helps. When conventional IVF
  fails ICSI bears fruit.
• If you have any further question regarding ICSI
  feel free to contact us. Our team will explain
  you the entire process in good detail and will
  help you to take a decision.
• We are available _at_ www.matrikamedicare.com or
  call us in the numbers 011 4145 9114 or 91
  9899481003. All your queries will be answered
  within a short period of time.

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