Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection

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What It Entails

  • Mature the retrieved oocytes and determine which ones are viable to be injected.
  • Injecting semen into matured oocyte - $900 (ICSI)
  • Monitor each injected oocyte to determine which ones become viable embryos - $1,100 (Blastocyst)

Why Do This Procedure

This is part of the process of making an embryo. After retrieving the oocytes, they are then placed in a maturation media. All the oocytes that mature are then injected with a single sperm cell. They are then monitored to see which ones develop into a blastocyst, or embryo. The goal of this procedure is to get as many embryos as possible.

What Is The Importance

This is what can set ICSI apart from other reproductive services. There is the possibility of getting multiple embryos, and embryos during the time of year previously thought to be impossible.