Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is an in vitro fertilization procedure in which a single sperm is injected directly into an egg; this procedure is most commonly used to overcome male infertility problems. The cumulus cells that surround the egg are removed using an enzyme called hyaluronidase, this historically comes from bovine testis but new technology [...]
What is infertility?
Monday, 27 September 2004
For lots of people, having babies is very easy – in fact many people spend years trying to avoid pregnancy, using different methods of contraception to make sure that sperm and eggs don’t meet by accident. But what happens if pregnancy and babies don’t happen when we want them to?
Infertility has always [...]
Fertilization Rate is a Strong Predictor of Successful Implantation in Assisted Reproduction
July 23, 2009
Embryo implantation is predicted using various parameters such as follicle size, oocyte quality, endometrial thickness, and the estrogen levels on the day of hCG administration. Due to the multifactorial influence on successful implantation, a single independent predictor remains elusive. Now, a recent retrospective cohort study published online in Fertility and Sterility reports that [...]