ICSI - Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Europe

ICSI is an effective modern method of male infertility treatment. It’s the only way to overcome such severe cases of infertility as congenital defects (the absence of deferent ducts), it makes possible to become father even after vasectomy. ICSI is performed in our centre and our specialists will be able to give you detailed explanations about medical indications for the procedure and how the procedure is conducted. 

Our fertility specialists and embryologists are highly experienced in the field of Assisted Reproduction Techniques (ART). Our main goal is to do everything possible to make your dream of having a healthy child come true. We have an individual approach to each patient and render medical services of high quality.  Our fertility specialists are highly-qualified professionals with degrees in different fields of medicine. We detect problem, study it carefully and suggest a most efficient method of treatment.

The clinic provides the following information about the donor:- Nationality,- Age,- Height / weight,- Education,- Profession,- Blood group and rhesus-factor,- Colour of hair / eyes,- Form of face / nose / ears.

ICSI is included within all IVF treatments

First consultancy is free of charge

ICSI, or Intracytoplasmic sperm injection, is a micromanipulation technique developed to help achieve fertilization for couples with severe male factor infertility or couples who have had failure to fertilize in a previous in vitro fertilization attempt (IVF). The procedure overcomes many of the barriers to fertilization and allows couples with little hope of achieving successful pregnancy to obtain fertilized embryos. The procedure was first used at UCSF in 1994 and the first successful birth, achieved with ICSI assistance, was in February 1995. UCSF was the first San Francisco Bay Area program to achieve a pregnancy and birth with this “miracle” procedure. How ICSI Works The technique involves very precise manoeuvres to pick up a single live sperm and inject it directly into the centre of a human egg. The procedure requires that the female partner undergo ovarian stimulation with fertility medications so that several mature eggs develop (IVF). These eggs are then aspirated through the vagina, using vaginal ultrasound, and incubated under precise conditions in the embryology laboratory. The semen sample is prepared by centrifuging (spinning the sperm cells through a special medium). This solution separates live sperm from debris and most of the dead sperm. The micromanipulation specialist picks up the single live sperm in a glass needle and injects it directly into the egg. Through the ICSI procedure, many couples with difficult male factor infertility problems have achieved pregnancy. Fertilization rates of 70-80% (of all eggs injected) are currently being achieved, and pregnancy rates are comparable to those seen with IVF in couples with no male factor infertility. Pregnancy rates in our unit are 48 – 50%, depending on the woman’s age.

Medical Port has teamed up with Hospital Lusíadas Lisboa and CETI in Oporto and a team of physicians, embryologists and nurses with proven experience in the field of fertility to help couples become parents. Couples who wish to become parents can be advised by top professionals that will guide them through the best solution. Each case is carefully evaluated in the first fertility consultation and the chosen treatment is performed without waiting lists.

Medical Port has teamed up with Hospital Lusíadas Lisboa and CETI in Oporto and a team of physicians, embryologists and nurses with proven experience in the field of fertility to perform IVF treatments.According to the ART team in Hospital Lusíadas, 1 out 4 couples that uses in vitro fertilization fulfills their dream of becoming parents.