The ICSI technique can pose some risks for women, as any other assisted reproduction treatment. Among them, those are the most common risks:
- Ovarian hyperstimulation
- caused by the administration of hormonal drugs for the production of multiple follicles in the ovary.
- Multiple pregnancy
- due to the transfer of two embryos. For this reason, it is increasingly common to opt for the transfer of a single embryo.
- Miscarriage
- usually happens in the first pregnancy week.
- Ectopic pregnancy
- that is, when the embryo implants outside the uterus.
Therefore, the risks of ICSI are the same as in conventional IVF.
Read the full article on: Intracytoplasmic sperm injection: What is ICSI and how much is it? ( 29).
By Aitziber Domingo Bilbao B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist), Gustavo Daniel Carti M.D. (gynecologist), Joel G. Brasch M.D. (gynecologist), Marta Barranquero Gómez B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist), Miguel Dolz Arroyo M.D., Ph.D. (gynecologist), Rebeca Reus BSc, MSc (embryologist), Silvia Azaña Gutiérrez B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist), Susana Cortés Gallego B.Sc., Ph.D. (senior embryologist), Zaira Salvador B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist) and Michelle Lorraine Embleton B.Sc. Ph.D. (biochemist).
Last Update: 08/29/2022
