Conceiving a baby is a very natural process for most people. There are some, however, who are not able to conceive a child with ease. Today, there are many procedures that can help couples with infertility issues and they are then able to get pregnant. One of those procedures is intracytoplasmic sperm injection, also known as ICSI. This procedure is mainly used when dealing with problems of male infertility and can also be used at times when other methods of in vitro fertilization have not been successful.

ICSI involves accurate maneuvers to successfully pick up one single live sperm and then insert it directly into a human egg. For this procedure to work, the female must take fertility drugs to stimulate the ovaries in order to produce several mature eggs. The eggs are extracted through the vagina.

The procedure uses equipment such as inverted microscopes and ultrasound equipment to choose and pick-up sperm one at a time into a specially made tiny hollow needle. The needle is then accurately and very carefully inserted into the egg’s outer shell and membrane. The sperm is then inserted into the egg’s inner part. Normally, about 70 to 85 percent of eggs that are injected with sperm using this procedure result in fertilization.

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