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Hi all:

Have any of you got ICSI done? How is the procedure? How successful is it? My doc says that is the only solution as i am already 33. Any advice on the same will be helpful.

Cheers rupa replied. hi DV,
I m also planning to undergo icsi in mumbai India this year . I m also 32 & my doc also said the same thing . But my problem is i have both my tubes blocked.
@ of my friends had done icsi with the same doctor in mumbai & for 1 it was sucess at the first attempt with a son and for the 2 nd she delivered twins ( 1 boy +1 girl ) in october.
i m just praying to god & hoping something will click this time atleast ( i had 1 failed ivf cycle).

DV replied. Hey...

Thanks for the msg. Both are reports have been normal. I have regular periods, ovulation shows that the follicle grows to right size before rupturing, Endometrium is right after the rupture, Laproscopy showed that both the tubes are normal and uterus is of right size and in right position. As for my husband his sperm count is little lower than normal but motility is pretty good. All our blood reports are normal. Only factor here is both of us are 33 yrs of age. We work and have hectic life becos of work and travel in mumbai. For the past year i am not able to relax even if i try hard. I am notable to enjoy life and i keep cribbing about something or the other. I know its bad but my nature has become this. I think my anxiety and stress is the main reason for me not to conceive. Its such an irony that you know the cause and still not able to do anything. I was thinking i will stop ovulation study and everything this month. I will just relax and bed every alternate day. If still i do not conceive then i will go for an ICSI. What do you think abt it? Any other suggestions you can give me? How much do you think ICSI would cost in Mumbai? My doc says it has just 40% chances of being positive after treatment. IS it true. Sorry for very long post..... semi replied. Hi DV

I have had ICSI done in past. This procedur is not stressful for a individual since it will not make a difference for you physically. It just cost some more money since it is hi tech precedure where they force a sperm into egg by using some tiny needle. ICSI is not decided by a dr. depend on you age, rather it is decided by a dr. if your hubby has low sperm or low morphology or you have less egg or long history of infertilty.
Hope it helps.. feel free to ask me if you have any more question.

Best luck
semi