Who would need ICSI?
ICSI helps to overcome a man’s fertility problems, for instance: • Too few sperm are produced • Sperm may be not be shaped correctly or move in a normal fashion • The sperm may have trouble attaching to the egg • A blockage in the reproductive tract keeps sperm from getting out. In this instance sperm can be retrieved from the epididymis or testis by microscopic surgery ICSI can also be used when the use of traditional IVF has not produced fertilization, regardless of the condition of the sperm. ICSI and baby’s development If a woman gets pregnant naturally, there is a 1.5% to 3% chance that the baby will have a major birth defect. The chance of birth defects after ICSI are rare. Certain conditions that have been associated with the use of ICSI (Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, Angelman syndrome, hypospadias, or sex chromosome abnormalities) are thought to occur in far less than 1% of children conceived using this technique. Some of the problems that caused your infertility may be genetic.
