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Fertilise eggs during fertility treatment with ICSI
Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection or ICSI involves selecting and injecting a single sperm directly into an egg ready for fertilisation and implantation.
Introduction
Is ICSI right for me?
Before ICSI became a routine technique in the 1990s, men with sperm problems had very little chance of fathering their own children. These days, improved investigations and diagnostic procedures have changed all that. With ICSI alongside new surgical sperm retrieval techniques, we can fertilise an egg with a single sperm ready for your next cycle of IVF.
Who’s it for
You might want to have ICSI if…
- There are too few sperm for conventional IVF
- The sperm does not move very well
- There are high levels of abnormal sperm
- There are high levels of antisperm antibodies
- The level of DNA fragmentation in the sperm is high
- The sperm has been surgically retrieved
- The eggs have been frozen
- You’ve experienced a failed or poor fertilisation in a previous cycle
Statistics at Harley Street
We’ve helped many partners, individuals and LBGTQ+ couples start their family since we opened our clinic in 2010 and we have some of the highest success rates for IVF in the country.
The ICSI process and what to expect
Step 1: Talk to your doctor
We put every patient on the best possible treatment plan with the highest chance of success. As ICSI is a supplement to other fertility treatments like IVF, the first step will be a discussion between you and your doctor about whether the procedure is beneficial for you.
Step 2: Sperm selection
Your embryologist will select a single sperm to use for the procedure. With over 2million motile sperm per ml we use Zymot technology
Step 3: Sperm injection
The single sperm will be injected directly into an egg for fertilisation to occur.
Step 4: Incubation
Once the eggs have been injected by ICSI, the eggs are incubated overnight, as per conventional IVF. The embryologist then checks whether fertilisation has taken place. If it has, the embryo can now be used for IVF.
ICSI process
Zymot technology to optimise ICSI
Zymot screening is used to screen the optimum quality sperm for ICSI procedures where the sperm count is in excess of 2million sperm per ml.
"The miracle that comes at the end of an IVF journey is wonderful!”
Louise
Additional treatments
Treatments
Advanced Fertility Treatments
Explore the full range of world-class treatments we have at our state-of-the-art clinic to support your fertility journey.
Treatments
Endometrial Scratch
A gentle scratch to the lining of the uterus and saline rinse to increase your chances of embryo implantation during IVF.
Treatments
Advanced Embryology
Accurately choose the best embryo for transfer into your womb to increase your chances of a successful pregnancy.