Development and current applications of assisted fertilization. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Since the very early establishment of in vitro insemination, it became clear that one of the limiting steps is the achievement of fertilization. Among the different assisted fertilization methods, intracytoplasmic sperm injection emerged as the ultimate technique to allow fertilization with ejaculated, epididymal, and testicular spermatozoa. This work describes the early steps that brought forth the development of intracytoplasmic sperm injection and its role in assisted reproductive techniques. The current methods to select the preferential male gamete will be elucidated and the concerns related to the offspring of severe male factor couples will be discussed.

publication date

  • February 1, 2012

Research

keywords

  • Infertility, Male
  • Sperm Injections, Intracytoplasmic

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84856370725

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.12.037

PubMed ID

  • 22289284

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 97

issue

  • 2