ART - ICSI

Advances in assistive reproductive technology have astonishingly increased the likelihood of achieving fertilization and are routinely incorporated into the treatment of infertile men. It is fair to state that gamete micromanipulation has dramatically and fundamentally influenced the current treatment of male-factor infertility. Intracytoplasmic sperm injection is the technique whereby a single sperm is microinjected directly into the cytoplasm of the ovum. Today, couples with severe male-factor infertility routinely utilize ICSI when undergoing IVF treatment. ICSI has become the preferred treatment for utilizing retrieved epididymal and testicular sperm. Men with congenital absence of the vas deferens as well as men with irreconstructable obstruction are routinely treated with ICSI. Significantly improved diagnostic and treatment modalities have fundamentally enhanced the prognosis for infertile men. These exciting advances have created a new approach in the treatment of male infertility and provide realistic hopes for many men who were previously told that they could never experience fatherhood.