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Celebrating ICSI’s twentieth anniversary and the birth of more than 2.5 million children
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection or ICSI is a widely used technique for treating severe male factor infertility. Using a micro manipulator, a single sperm is injected into the cytoplasm of an egg. Pregnancies are achieved even in men with a “zero” sperm count using testicular sperm! This blog discusses an interesting paper by one of the original researchers of ICSI where the history of ICSI is discussed. Continue reading
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What happens in the embryology lab? A timeline from egg retrieval to embryo transfer.
A timeline of events that occur with egg and sperm in the embryology laboratory is presented. Continue reading
DO LOOKS MATTER? Part I The egg An embryologists perspective
This article discusses an embryologists perspective on how egg morphology is assessed in the embryology laboratory. Looks can be deceptive and do not tell the whole story Continue reading
