Should ICSI be the treatment of choice for all cases of in-vitro conception? Considerations of fertilization and embryo development, cost effectiveness and safety.

Bolarinde Ola; Masoud Afnan; Khaldoun Sharif; Spyros Papaioannou; Nahed Hammadieh; Christopher Barratt

Should ICSI be the treatment of choice for all cases of in-vitro conception? Considerations of fertilization and embryo development, cost effectiveness and safety.

Bolarinde Ola, Masoud Afnan, Khaldoun Sharif, Spyros Papaioannou, Nahed Hammadieh, Christopher Barratt

Birmingham Medical School

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Abstract

There is now considerable discussion whether intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) should be used in all cases of IVF. A critical and balanced view of the current literature is presented. The difficult question is how to identify men with apparently normal semen who are likely to fail to achieve a pregnancy using IVF. In conclusion, from both the safety and scientific viewpoint, ICSI should only be used in cases where success at IVF is regarded as unlikely.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2485-90
Number of pages	6
Journal	Human Reproduction
Volume	16
Issue number	12
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2001

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