Thanks for your response. I appreciate that you do not have all the details of my case. Would it be correct to say that ICSI does not always reverse male factor fertility issues ? When is it time to consider donor sperm ? Also, I am considering changing clinics for a better result- or would that be an over- reaction ?
Usually, if there are reasonable sperm available, we can achieve a pregnancy with ICSI. It is not 100%. Generally speaking, if a treatment protocol does not work in 3 to 4 treatment cycles, it will not. As far as changing clinics, you have to be comfortable with the clinic where you are receiving care. Good luck.
By day 5 after fertilization, an embryo should be a blastocyst, or at least a morula, the stage just before blastocyst. An embryo which has only 10 cells on day 5 is probably not a good embryo. Good luck.
Thanks for your honest and informed answers. I really appreciate that all of us ladies and gents can rely on that.
I would like to know if, or how we can improve our embryo quality in any subsequent cycles, if our embryos, after ICSI deteriorated after day three. Also what do you think od DHEA ? Does it improve egg quality ?
DHEA is a pre-hormone, and your are making lots of it. DHEA does not do much, if anything, itself. It is converted to active hormones after several steps. There really is no reliable scientific evidence that DHEA supplement provides benefit of any kind. Good luck.
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