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ICSI

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Updated November 06, 2010

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ICSI

During ICSI, a single sperm is injected directly into an egg.

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Definition:

ICSI stands for intracytoplasmic sperm injection, and is pronounced ICK-sea, or ICK-seas. Sometimes used with assisted reproductive technologies like IVF, ICSI involved taking one sperm cell and injecting it directly into an egg, with a small, specialized needle.

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