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IVF and Fertility Specialists Clinic
ICSI for fertilization with male factor infertility
Pictures demonstrating ICSI process of fertilizing eggs
Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago
IVF and ICSI specialist clinic
Gurnee & Crystal Lake, Illinois
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is a technique for treating sperm defects
Our IVF pregnancy success rates
About to inject the egg with a sperm
Holding pipette on left
ICSI needle on right
Sperm head visible in needle at far right, just below X
Polar body of egg at 7 o'clock
Needle is advanced to the left
Shell of embryo has already been penetrated by needle
Membrane of egg (oolemma) is stretching and is about to break
Sperm head is visible at tip of needle
ICSI needle has penetrated the egg membrane
A single sperm is being injected into the cytoplasm of the egg
About 16-18 hours after the ICSI process is done, we check the eggs for fertilization evidence.
