ICSI stands for Intra- Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection.

ICSI treatment is typically a part of your IVF cycle, the only difference is how the fertilisation is achieved.

In IVF- the eggs and sperm are placed together in an incubator which allows natural fertilisation in the lab.

In ICSI – a single sperm is selected under high magnification by a highly experienced and skilled embryologist, and under very delicate microscopic control, each egg is injected with a single sperm with a fine needle attached to a micro manipulation equipment in the lab.

Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) was developed in 1991 and the first baby conceived through ICSI was born the year after in 1992. ICSI was developed to assist fertilisation when sperm quality is particularly poor.

Over the decades, ICSI has advanced into a more effective and reliable procedure. It is now the preferred method for fertilisation in most ART centres around the world, specially in men with severe male factor infertility.