Thursday, February 5, 2009

One of the technique used to fight infertility


Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm injection

We can see infertility centers are now fat growing.Do u know the reason?Because most of them are losing their capability to reproduce.So new techniques ared developed to give hope for these people.Most of the people considers that its a shame to treat their.What will the society will think and other reasons.

I would like to give a brief description of ICSI.This one of the best technique.Many infertility centers are adopting this method.

Intracytoplasmic sperm injection
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection 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, although it may also be used where eggs cannot easily be penetrated by sperm, and occasionally as a method of in vitro fertilization, especially that associated with sperm donation.
The procedure is done under a microscope using multiple micromanipulation devices (micromanipulator, microinjectors and micropipettes). A holding pipette (on the left of picture) stabilizes the mature oocyte with gentle suction applied by a microinjector. From the opposite side a thin, hollow glass micropipette is used to collect a single sperm, having immobilised it by cutting its tail with the point of the micropipette. The micropipette is pierced through the oolemma and into the inner part of the oocyte (cytoplasm). The sperm is then released into the oocyte. The pictured oocyte has an extruded polar body at about 12 o'clock indicating its maturity. After the procedure, the oocyte will be placed into cell culture and checked on the following day for signs of fertilization.

ICSI safe and effective therapy for male factor infertility, but may carry an increased risk for the transmission of selected genetic abnormalities to offspring, either through the procedure itself or through the increased inherent risk of such abnormalities in parents undergoing the procedure.The cost of the process is little high.Through many of patients was able to produce twins,triplets.

After the insertion of the sperm into the egg its kept for fertilization and after that embryo is transferred to the person.This is how the process goes.

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