Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) has become an indispensable procedure of every
assisted reproduction unit. This has created as much controversy as it has awe. As this is a …

Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is used worldwide to treat preferentially severe cases
of male factor infertility. In this review, data regarding the processes of oocyte activation and …

BACKGROUND ICSI is currently the most commonly used assisted reproductive technology,
accounting for 70–80% of the cycles performed. This extensive use, even excessive, is partly …

Notwithstanding the broad success of in vitro fertilization (IVF), a failure to achieve
fertilization still plagues a substantial group of patients, with sperm abnormalities the main …

Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is an increasingly popular means of treating infertility
in couples who wish to conceive. However, there are many potential complications that can …

Successful fertilisation is one of the key steps determining success of assisted conception.
Various factors including sperm or oocyte pathology and environmental factors have a …

Ever since its introduction in clinical practice more than 10 years ago, intracytoplasmic
sperm injection (ICSI) has been the subject of ongoing debate regarding its indications and …

In these last twenty years, intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) has efficiently permitted
the treatment of male factor infertility (Van Steirteghem et al., 1993); the direct injection of …

Although, it is well known that pre-incubation of oocytes prior to conventional IVF improves
fertilization and pregnancy rates, there are conflicting results regarding the effect of pre …

Up to 15% of all couples of reproductive age are diagnosed with subfertility and about one-
third of those will have male factor infertility as a contributing factor. Intracytoplasmic sperm …