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Can ICSI be considered more effective than conventional in vitro fertilization?

By Juan Antonio García Velasco M.D., Ph.D. (gynecologist).
Last Update: 06/09/2011

What ICSI achieves compared to conventional IVF is a higher rate of fertilization, but it does not necessarily make the cycle go better, that is, it does not achieve more pregnancies. What's more, some eggs may do better with conventional IVF than with ICSI, but this should be decided by the gynecologist together with the biologist.

 Juan Antonio García Velasco
Juan Antonio García Velasco
M.D., Ph.D.
Gynecologist
Graduate in Medicine from the Complutense University of Madrid. Intern specialist at Obstetrics & Gynecology at La Paz Hospital, 1992-1995. Graduate in Medicine and Surgery from the Autonomous University. Subspecialist in Assisted Reproduction from Yale University (USA). Main Lecturer of Gynecology at the Rey Juan Carlos University of Madrid.
License: 282842556
Gynecologist. Graduate in Medicine from the Complutense University of Madrid. Intern specialist at Obstetrics & Gynecology at La Paz Hospital, 1992-1995. Graduate in Medicine and Surgery from the Autonomous University. Subspecialist in Assisted Reproduction from Yale University (USA). Main Lecturer of Gynecology at the Rey Juan Carlos University of Madrid. License: 282842556.