I have an appointment this Thurs in one clinic that does IMSI and I will update what Ive learned here
In the meantime please check out these websites which will explain what IMSI stands for, why its better against ICSI/IVF, etc., etc.:
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http://www.zeiss.com/c12567be0045acf1/C ... c04f7c61c1
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http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/co ... l/20/1/185
I just wanted to add that SPAIN they say is one of the leading places in the WORLD that constantly studies and treats infertility. Example Barcelona leads here like in DEUX clinic and CRHI...they already have this technology (IMSI) and so many are already lining up to do it. Thats why it is even always in the news here and thank God we were listening at that time or I too would never have known...It should be in the states and other places of course but its pretty new. Since maybe Spain and the EU in general is really a place with excellent medical care...they are constantly updating. So actually I see more info on this in Spanish and even the chats here, similar to this one, talk about it already....
So imagine when DH submits his sperm during IVF treatment, millions are in that 1 cup and if the woman produces lets say 15 eggs average (many produce even less or none at all or not of good quality), then only 15 spermatoids are chosen!!! and with ICSI, they just see which ever moves better, etc. from afar!! so technically with ICSI the lab still takes a gamble, RISKS, choosing whatever just LOOKS BETTER!!! Out of that 1 million, the hundreds of thousands remaining or not chosen may contain the more gentically viable sperm we need to complete a healthy embryo ....it could be wasted with ICSI!
In the program that also explained that IMSI allows less error by allowing the lab techs to see the sperms genetic make-up through a close-up! and choose those, out of the millions, that have perfect or almost perfect structure. Again imagine there are millions of spermatoids to choose from and IMSI can help eliminate wasting the good ones...
ITS REALLY HOPE FOR US! During the broadcast, they even showed us how close they can go...we were actually seeing the top of the sperms head and all around it....not just its motility, etc. its actual make-up. They even showed the supposedly "bad ones" with fragments, not so good morphology, etc. and these move well and look good from afar so with ICSI these non-viable sperms can even be chosen!
When I had my mc´s and I had them when the baby had a heart beat already, my HCG level was going up well, everything seemed OK!... I had the embryos studied and the cause is really that the embryo is "missing something" that will not allow it to form well and continue!!! Inspite of this they always TRY to attach hence my BFP´s so i know theres HOPE...I just need that perfect mixture of egg and sperm (Im 37 by the way-DH 32). Many docs have told me already that its "probably the sperm" and after 5 IVF´s I only got to freeze 2 and only now in the last cycle! Ive been advised that again the sperm, probably, didnt fertilize the others (I always got 13 to 15 eggs at least) so Im even lucky to get eggs transferred!!! ...Many women think its because of them...too old eggs, etc. but imaginhe if the sperm is also not good?? This technology can also help donors of course!! In Spain 6 out of 10 men have problems with their sperm! which makes it harder for a woman to concieve...many are fragmented for example, so it cannot help an egg form well ever.
So yes research and inquire...I am so passionate about this and really want to share because maybe this will really help many of us especially those that have had many failed pregnancies...BFP´s but no deliveries! or even those that never got a BFP, inspite of numerous IVF´s, since the docs here also say that if the sperm has a minute problem, it is also likely that the embryo
will not even attach properly!!! Lucky those who have been helped by ICSI of course, then they did hit the jackpot from random selection, but if we can have something that will allow our doctors to make no mistakes or very minimal ones by choosing the right or almost perfect fertilizers (sperms)
then of course we shouldnt pass on the the opportunity...
Ill update what the actual clinic says this Thurs so its really first hand info....til then....Enjoy your day!
