An Inconvenient Truth: ICSI is Not Necessary for the Majority of IVF Patients
By Dr Steven Fleming,
BioNews
| 11. 11. 2013
Professor Lisa Jardine, chair of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has
recently criticised the overuse of intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), the same concern having been voiced by Professor Andre Van Steirteghem back in 2010 and Professor Rob Norman back in 2009, both recognised opinion leaders in IVF in the northern and southern hemispheres. Despite their views, the increased use of ICSI continues unabated, so why is nobody listening?
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