IVF—ICSI or ICSI is the alternative abbreviation for IVF with ICSI cycle. IVF—ICSI or ICSI is designed for the couples facing male factor infertility (low sperm count, poor motility or movement of the sperm, poor sperm quality, trapped spermatozoa or if the sperm lacks the ability to penetrate the egg’s membrane) or female factor infertility (tubal factor infertility: damaged or blocked fallopian tubes, irregular ovulation, recurrent miscarriages after the natural conception, recurrent failure after several medicated IUI cycles (the pregnancy is not achieved), after several previous natural IVF cycles or IVF cycles with minimal stimulation (the pregnancy is not achieved). Both gametes must be with high fertilization potency and without abnormalities.
This cycle involves intended mother’s diagnostic screening and testing, intended father’s diagnostic screening and testing, intended mother’s controlled ovarian stimulation (standard protocol or hybrid protocol), ultrasound—guided egg retrieval, egg collection, ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection) fertilization technique, embryo culturing, embryo selection, intended mother’s endometrium preparation, embryo transfer in the intended mother’s uterus, blood pregnancy test, urine pregnancy test, early transvaginal ultrasound scan for confirming pregnancy (embryonic heartbeat confirmation).
IVF—ICSI stages:
●intended mother’s and intended father’s diagnostic screening and testing;
●intended mother’s and intended father’s blood tests;