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Chapter 9 - Health of Children Born after Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injections (ICSI)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2021

By
Shahad Sabti  and
Alastair G. Sutcliffe
Edited by
Gianpiero D. Palermo  and
Zsolt Peter Nagy
Gianpiero D. Palermo
Affiliation:
Cornell Institute of Reproductive Medicine, New York
Zsolt Peter Nagy
Affiliation:
Reproductive Biology Associates, Atlanta, GA
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Summary

Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is currently the most commonly used assisted reproductive technology (ART) for management of male-factor infertility. Being a relatively new and invasive procedure, limited data are available with regards to the perinatal, neonatal and long-term health of children born as a result of this procedure. Studies have described an increased risk of perinatal complications including premature and low birth weight infants, although whether these complications occur as a result of the ICSI procedure or secondary to parental infertility remains unknown. Congenital anomalies have also been observed in ICSI-conceived offspring and studies have looked at whether ICSI has an effect on neurodevelopmental outcome. This chapter aims to add to the current understanding of these known outcomes.

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Intracytoplasmic sperm injections (ICSI)assisted reproductive technology (ART)children outcome
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Manual of Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection in Human Assisted Reproduction
With Other Advanced Micromanipulation Techniques to Edit the Genetic and Cytoplasmic Content of the Oocyte
 , pp. 87 - 94
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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