MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'icsi'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:59:59 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3920924&cid=t_159793_112_f&fid=34971&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorandpatient.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F09%2Finfertile-man-comic-book-on-male.html Open publication - Free publishing - More infertility (Source: The Patient's Doctor) The Patient's Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3920924 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:20:00 +0100 3920924 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3807450&cid=t_159793_112_f&fid=34971&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorandpatient.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fshould-you-consider-doing-ivf.html IVF, or In Vitro Fertilization (also known as a test tube baby) is a medical treatment that fertilizes the egg cells by the sperm outside the uterus. IVF is currently the most successful treatment option for infertility .IVF is usually used after other simpler treatments have been unsuccessful. The process requires the woman to begin hormone therapy for superovulation, to help in the production of multiple eggs. These eggs are then removed from the woman’s ovaries , and are combined with sperm in the IVF lab, where the fertilization process occurs. Once the eggs are fertilized, the resulting embryo is transferred to the woman’s uterus , and if it implants, then a pregnancy is established.When IVF is used for treating male infertility (caused by sperm which are defective and are unable ... The Patient's Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3807450 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:56:00 +0100 3807450 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3656857&cid=t_159793_112_f&fid=34971&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorandpatient.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F06%2Fivf-versus-icsi-which-is-better_13.html Both IVF ( in vitro fertilisation) and ICSI ( intracytoplasmic sperm injection) are types of assisted reproductive techniques, but patients still get confused between the two. Which do we select and when and why ?The technique which was first developed was IVF . ICSI is a modification of the basic IVF technique. From the patient's point of view, everything remains the same, as regards superovulation, scans, monitoring, egg collection and embryo transfer. The only difference is what happens in the lab. In IVF, we allow the sperm to fertilise the eggs on their own. In ICSI, we give the sperm a piggy-back ride into the egg with the help of a micromanipulator.For male factor infertility ( men with very low sperm counts or those with azoospermia) , ICSI is the only option, so there's no questio... The Patient's Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3656857 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 14:19:00 +0100 3656857 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3482955&cid=t_159793_112_f&fid=34971&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorandpatient.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fimsi-versus-icsi.html Doctors love coining new terms , and this seems to be especially true for IVF specialists. Infertile couples have to learn a whole alphabetic potpourri of medical terms - ranging from IVF to GIFT to ICSI to ZIFT. It's easy to get lost and confused; and most patients can't seem to make sense of any of these !To add insult to injury, many IVF doctors claim to use "the new and latest" technique to improve pregnancy rates. Obviously, every "new" technique needs a new name - so the confusion gets compounded. It's a competitive business, and IVF doctors always try to keep one step ahead of other doctors ! While this is good because it allows patients access to the newest technology, the downside is that many doctors will then promote a particular technique – not because it is better, but simpl... The Patient's Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3482955 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:11:00 +0100 3482955 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3259050&cid=t_159793_112_f&fid=34971&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorandpatient.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Ficsi-treating-infertile-man.html (Source: The Patient's Doctor) The Patient's Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3259050 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:56:00 +0100 3259050 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1640366&cid=t_159793_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F07%2Fbrave-new-epigenome.html Daniel at Genetic-Future asks "Which baby do you want? A dilemma for the 21st century parent-to-be"There is a lovely recap of an article from Nature News.....from Daniel's blog,Nature News has an intriguing article on the next three decades of reproductive medicine: essentially a series of short musings from scientists working in the field about the issues we will be facing in 30 year's time.I would say we are facing issues with this technology today. I just saw an IVF baby without a large intestine. I brought up an issue here that is not so well tracked or publicized. I mentioned in the comments that there is evidence of increased risks of birth defects and epigenetic changes that include overgrowth syndromes......But what I found out a few days ago sent chills up my spine. It turns out m... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1640366 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:52:00 +0100 1640366 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1076295&cid=t_159793_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomensbioethics.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F12%2Fbioethics-television-private-practice.html (Source: Women's Bioethics Blog) Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1076295 Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:40:00 +0100 1076295