Surgical Sperm Retrieval
Surgical sperm retrieval (SSR) involves extracting sperm from the male genital tract (the testis or epididymis) to use for assisted reproductive techniques (ART). The actual technique used depends on the nature and site of the underlying infertility problem. Techniques range from simple needle aspiration of the epididymis (PESA) or testis (TESA) through the scrotal skin, […]
Assisted Hatching
The first step of pregnancy occurs when sperm fertilize an egg. In cases of natural conception, fertilization takes place in the fallopian tube when you have intercourse around the time of ovulation.The fertilized egg, now called the embryo, then travels from the fallopian tube into your uterus for implantation. Implantation takes place about a week after […]
Intra-Uterine Insemination
What is IUI? IUI is short for intrauterine insemination. It involves the insertion of a man’s (a partners or a donor’s) semen into the uterus, through the womb and into the cervix close to the time of ovulation. It is a much easier and simpler form of fertility treatment. The semen used for conception whether […]
Oocyte Banking
Freezing eggs & egg banking involves a woman choosing to have eggs retrieved from her ovaries, frozen to preserve their viability, and stored until she is ready to use them in a future in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment to achieve pregnancy. Egg freezing and egg banking can be used to preserve fertility in patients going through aggressive medical treatments, […]
Embryo and Sperm Cryopreservation
Freezing your sperm and embryos is very common now. The process of freezing them is called vitrification.It appears that all can be frozen successfully for an indefinite period of time with no harm to them or any pregnancy that results from them.There are no increased risks of genetic problems in children born from frozen embryos […]
Physiological Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection
PICSI is an extension of Intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and stands for Physiological Intra-Cytoplamsic Sperm Injection (PICSI). Similarly to ICSI, it involves the selection of motile sperm for injection, but rather than simply using conventional visual cues (morphology and motility), it involves selecting mature sperm which bind to hyaluronic acid.Hyaluronic acid is a major component of the […]
Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)
ICSI is the abbreviation of Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection. It is performed as an additional part of an IVF treatment cycle where a single sperm is injected into each egg to assist fertilisation.It makes use of very fine micro-manipulation equipment. In most cases, the ICSI fertility treatment can be used to overcome severe male infertility treatment, South […]
In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF)
With IVF a combination of medicines and surgical procedures is used to help the sperm to fertilize an egg. This will help the fertilized egg to implant in your uterus. The first step is that you will have to take medication to make several of your eggs mature and ready for fertilization. The doctor will, […]