Typical IVF Treatment Cycle
1. Information and Discussion
2. Pre-Treatment Tests and Preparation
3. Stimulation and Monitoring of Follicle Growth
4. Semen Collection
5. Egg Pick Up
6. Anaesthesia
7. Insemination, Fertilisation and Embryo Culture
8. Embryo Transfer (ET)
9. Embryo Freezing (Cryopreservation)
10. Freeze-Thawed Embryo Transfer
11. Pregnancy Testing
2. Pre-Treatment Tests and Preparation
3. Stimulation and Monitoring of Follicle Growth
4. Semen Collection
5. Egg Pick Up
6. Anaesthesia
7. Insemination, Fertilisation and Embryo Culture
8. Embryo Transfer (ET)
9. Embryo Freezing (Cryopreservation)
10. Freeze-Thawed Embryo Transfer
11. Pregnancy Testing
ICSI
ICSI (Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection)
ICSI treatment is a method of sperm micro-injection where a single sperm is injected into an egg.
It is available for couples who…
• have not been able to achieve fertilisation using routine IVF methods
• have semen test results that show that routine IVF would not give satisfactory results
• have very low sperm numbers and therefore would not be offered treatment using other IVF methods
• have had a vasectomy or reversal
• have absent or blocked vas deferens (the tube that carries the sperm from the testicles)
ICSI treatment is a method of sperm micro-injection where a single sperm is injected into an egg.
It is available for couples who…
• have not been able to achieve fertilisation using routine IVF methods
• have semen test results that show that routine IVF would not give satisfactory results
• have very low sperm numbers and therefore would not be offered treatment using other IVF methods
• have had a vasectomy or reversal
• have absent or blocked vas deferens (the tube that carries the sperm from the testicles)
