This unique comprehensive text on the male factor infertility experience centers on the
current background applications and techniques for intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)
one of the more commonly utilized procedures in modern assisted reproduction for male
infertility offering insights into the rationale and indications for ICSI and providing an
up-to-date discussion on male factor diagnostic tests and microsurgical techniques for ICSI
itself. Topics covered include the role of reproductive genetics the effects of paternal age
the assessment development and selection of functional human spermatozoa (e.g. Comet assay)
both naturally and in the laboratory and the procedures by which these sperm are injected
directly into an oocyte. Comparisons are made between efficacy rates of ICSI versus
conventional IVF strategies and clinical approaches to fertilization failures following ICSI
are presented and intracytoplasmic morphologically selected sperm injection (IMSI)is discussed
in detail in a chapter of its own.Bringing together the latest evidence and written by
international leaders in the field Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection: Indications Techniques
and Applications is a unique and accessible resource for reproductive endocrinologists
andrologists geneticists and infertility practitioners and researchers alike.
