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Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) The Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is a component of in vitro fertilization (IVF), a standard clinical technique for many years, and is no longer considered experimental. ICSI has dramatically increased the ability of males previously considered infertile to father children. (Fertil Steril 2008;90:S187. 2008 by American Society for Reproductive Medicine.)
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is a component of in vitro fertilization (IVF), a standard clinical technique for many years, and is no longer considered experimental. Several studies have demonstrated the efficacy and short-term safety of ICSI. It is utilized for the treatment of infertility due to a male factor or selected female factors including, but not limited to, morphologic anomalies of the oocyte, limited quantities of oocytes, and anomalies of the zona pellucida. In addition, ICSI may be needed for IVF treatment if
polyspermy or poor fertilization occurred in a prior cycle where insemination alone was used or if preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is planned, especially for single gene defects. Approved by the Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in 2006. Approved by the Board of Directors of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in 2006.
Committee Opinion Reviewed June 2008. Revised August 2008. No reprints will be available. Correspondence to: Practice Committee, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, 1209 Montgomery Highway, Birmingham, Alabama 35216.
0015-0282/08/$34.00 doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.08.045
Fertility and Sterility Vol. 90, Suppl 3, November 2008 Copyright ª2008 American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Published by Elsevier Inc.
S187
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is a component of in vitro fertilization (IVF), a standard clinical technique for many years, and is no longer considered experimental. ICSI has dramatically increased the ability of males previously considered infertile to father children. (Fertil Steril 2008;90:S187. 2008 by American Society for Reproductive Medicine.)
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is a component of in vitro fertilization (IVF), a standard clinical technique for many years, and is no longer considered experimental. Several studies have demonstrated the efficacy and short-term safety of ICSI. It is utilized for the treatment of infertility due to a male factor or selected female factors including, but not limited to, morphologic anomalies of the oocyte, limited quantities of oocytes, and anomalies of the zona pellucida. In addition, ICSI may be needed for IVF treatment if
polyspermy or poor fertilization occurred in a prior cycle where insemination alone was used or if preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is planned, especially for single gene defects. Approved by the Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in 2006. Approved by the Board of Directors of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in 2006.
Committee Opinion Reviewed June 2008. Revised August 2008. No reprints will be available. Correspondence to: Practice Committee, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, 1209 Montgomery Highway, Birmingham, Alabama 35216.
0015-0282/08/$34.00 doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.08.045
Fertility and Sterility Vol. 90, Suppl 3, November 2008 Copyright ª2008 American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Published by Elsevier Inc.
S187