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An assisted fertilization technique consisting of the microinjection of a single viable sperm into an extracted ovum. It is used principally to overcome low sperm count, low sperm motility, inability of sperm to penetrate the egg, or other conditions related to male infertility (INFERTILITY, MALE).
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- ICSI
- Injections, Sperm, Intracytoplasmic
- Sperm Injections, Intracytoplasmic
- Injection, Intracytoplasmic Sperm
- Injections, Intracytoplasmic Sperm
- Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection
- Sperm Injection, Intracytoplasmic
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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, drug effects, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, mortality, nursing, psychology, radiation effects, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.
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2000
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- Fertilization in Vitro (1994-1999)
- Microinjections (1994-1999)
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- National Library of Medicine. Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injections. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020554. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020554
- Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injections. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intracytoplasmic_sperm_injection
- Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injections. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28700