ICSI Treatment In Mumbai
ICSI Overview
To fertilize the female egg, a sperm must be healthy enough to pass through the fallopian tube and penetrate the thick membrane wall. However, if the male partner has a sperm defect that makes it weak, the chances of such natural fertilization are drastically reduced. Even with traditional IVF treatment where the eggs and sperms are mixed externally in a lab in the hope of a sperm-egg fusion, the chances may not improve at all.
Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection or ICSI (pronounced as ik-see) is an advanced solution to tackle such male infertility problems and some female infertility problems. IVF specialists trained to perform ICSI have a higher level of control and precision in culturing embryos through the IVF process.
ICSI procedure has proven to increase the success rate by 50% to 80%. Hence, couples undergoing the IVF process can benefit greatly by opting for ICSI in Mumbai.
When Is ICSI Recommended?
ICSI is an elective procedure that can be opted during your IVF process to ensure embryo culturing and obtain more healthy embryos. Our infertility experts usually suggest ICSI treatment in Mumbai if the male partner is found to suffer from:
- Significantly lower sperm count
- Blockage in the male reproductive tract
- Erectile dysfunction preventing ejaculation
- Anti-sperm antibodies in semen
- Unsuccessful vasectomy reversal
- Cancer of any region that requires chemotherapy
- Unexplained infertility disorder
Apart from these male infertility conditions, there are other reasons why a doctor might recommend ICSI treatment to a couple if:
- The couple’s previous IVF cycles have failed without and solid diagnosis of the cause
- The eggs were kept in cryopreservation
- One of the partners is undergoing cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy or radiotherapy
ICSI Treatment At Oma Fertility
If you opt for the ICSI-IVF cycle, our specialists will perform a thorough assessment to track the female partner’s ovulation cycle and check if the male partner requires TESA for sperm extraction. After the assessment, the procedure will be performed in the following steps.
Step 1 : Ovulation Induction
In poor egg count, the female partner is given hormone therapy to stimulate the ovaries and produce more eggs for insemination. During this phase, she is closely monitored with routine ultrasound scans and blood tests to check how the follicles develop.
Step 2 : Egg Retrieval
Once the follicles develop to a specific size, the doctor performs the egg retrieval procedure. An ultrasound probe is inserted into the vagina, and the matured eggs are retrieved from the ovaries using a fine needle or catheter. The doctor will try to retrieve as many eggs as possible for a higher chance of developing multiple healthy embryos.
Step 3 : Sperm Retrieval
Our doctor typically extracts healthy sperms from the male partner’s semen sample. In case a TESE procedure is required, they are extracted from the testicles. The doctor screens these sperms to choose only the most healthy sperms for insemination.
Step 4 : Insemination
Our embryologist now uses a microscopic injecting device with a thin needle called a micropipette. It is loaded with the selected sperm and is used to penetrate an egg’s outer membrane under a microscope carefully. This egg is monitored and cultured into an embryo. The embryologist may choose to inseminate multiple eggs to increase the chance of culturing a healthy embryo.
How Successful Is The ICSI Procedure?
Multiple studies have shown that the success rate of ICSI with respect to the fertilization rate achieved is around 80%-85%. Couples with male factor infertility have benefited the most with a 70% to 80% of fertilization rate for all microinjected eggs. Hence, the fertilization rate of ICSI treatment in Mumbai and our ICSI Treatment in Chembur and other parts of the country is almost the same as normal sperm-egg fusion. It is also equivalent to the success rate achieved by couples without male factor infertility in conventional IVF cycles. However, the individual success rate of your ICSI-IVF cycle will vary depending on various factors.
The age of the female partner
The quality of sperms
eggs
The accuracy of the devices used for insemination
The experience of the embryologist in performing ICSI
How much does ICSI treatment cost in Mumbai, India?
Compared to other parts of the world, the ICSI treatment in Mumbai is quite affordable. But your cost will vary depending on which IVF centre or specialist you choose. Also, the ICSI procedure may require multiple cycles for a successful embryo formation, and each of these cycles adds extra costs. The average ICSI treatment cost in Mumbai is Rs. 2,40,000 to Rs. 2,50,000 per cycle. But at Oma fertility, we understand the kind of financial burden this treatment can be for you and offer the most cost-effective treatment plans that can get you the highest success rate.
To know more about our ICSI costs, reach out to our infertility specialists in ICSI Treatment in Chembur.
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Frequently Asked Questions About ICSI
The ideal candidates for ICSI include:
- Men with low sperm count, poor morphology (abnormal shape), or poor motility
- Men suffering from dysfunctional ejaculation
- Couples who had multiple failed IVF cycles
- Women suffering from moderate or severe endometriosis
Like every other assisted reproductive technique, the chances of achieving live birth through ICSI-IVF cycles reduce with the increasing age of women.
- For women under age 35, it is 49%
- For women of age 35-40, it is 45%
- For women of age 41-45, it is 29%
- For women of age 46-49, it is 6%
Yes, as ICSI is an elective step in the IVF process, couples who don’t have male factor infertility can also opt for ICSI in Mumbai to increase their chances of pregnancy. These are couples who are diagnosed with unexplained infertility and have suffered multiple IVF failures in the past. However, the specialist will try to achieve pregnancy with other conventional methods for couples without male infertility problems before recommending this procedure as it adds to the IVF cycle cost.
Did Your Previous IVF Cycles Fail?
Multiple studies have shown that the success rate of ICSI with respect to the fertilization rate achieved is around 80%-85%. Couples with male factor infertility have benefited the most with a 70% to 80% of fertilization rate for all microinjected eggs. Hence, the fertilization rate of ICSI treatment in Mumbai and other parts of the country is almost the same as normal sperm-egg fusion. It is also equivalent to the success rate achieved by couples without male factor infertility in conventional IVF cycles. However, the individual success rate of your ICSI-IVF cycle will vary depending on various factors.