What is ICSI?
This stands for Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection and is used in cases where the man has a low sperm count.
It involves injecting a single sperm into an egg which fertilises this egg. This is allowed to develop into an embryo before being transferred into the woman’s fallopian tubes or uterus.
This process is often combined with IVF.
More information on ICSI can be found in our infertility treatment section.
Infertility treatment FAQS Guide Index:
- I am a single woman, can I have fertility treatment?
- I am in relationship with another woman, can I have fertility treatment?
- How do I find a fertility clinic?
- What questions should I ask the specialist?
- What is an assisted reproductive technique?
- Do I need to take time off work during treatment?
- How long does treatment take?
- Does infertility treatment hurt?
- What is IVF?
- What is GIFT?
- What is IUI?
- What is ZIFT?
- What is ICSI?
- What is ‘genetic screening?’
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- medical conditions
- emotional aspects of infertility
- donor insemination
- infertility and your general practitioner
- fertility success rates
- fertility treatment abroad
- infertility tests
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- infertility faqs
- the cost of infertility tests and treatment
- ivf (in vitro fertilisation) and gift (gamete intra fallopian transfer)
- finding a fertility clinic
- male infertility
- miscarriage
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- Fertility Extension
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