Indications of Using ICIS

The ICSI procedure is identical to the conventional IVF in terms of collecting the sperm and egg from each partner. The method of fertilization is the significant difference between the ICSI and IVF procedures. During this procedure, the cytoplasm of an egg is directly injected with one sperm cell (De Jonge, 2017, n.p). Once the egg has been fertilized, it is then transferred into the woman’s uterus. The acrosome reaction is thus skipped when the ICSI procedure is applied.

Using ICIS, in this case, is applicable as it will increase the chances of the woman being pregnant. The issue, in this case, is the blocked fallopian tube of the woman since the semen of the man is healthy. Injecting a single sperm into the woman’s mature egg and once the egg is fertilized, transferring it to the maternal uterus will boost the couple’s chances of getting their child by 24% (Elshenofy et al., 2019, p.12). ICSI is primarily used to treat male infertility, especially when there is no or little sperm ejaculated in the semen.

The sperms collected from the testicles are often immature and thus cannot move about, hence suitable to fertilize the egg through this procedure. The method can also treat other types of infertility in couples that are not related to the sperm count. In this case, for example, the issue of infertility is not the sperm count but the blocked fallopian tubes. Some couples attempt to use this method when other alternatives, like IVF, fail. The procedure is also ideal as the couple might test the embryo to establish whether there are specific genetic issues (Elshenofy et al., 2019). Since this procedure utilizes one egg, there is no chance of the genetic test contamination by the other sperms, as in IVF.