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Intracytoplasmic sperm injection, or ICSI, is a form of in vitro fertilization.
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That means the egg is fertilized outside the body.
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First, egg cells are harvested.
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Then they're placed in a special media in a laboratory dish.
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Within a few hours, a sperm is injected through
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a fine needle into the center of an egg.
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If successful, the cell will divide and form the first stages of an embryo.
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Typically, several eggs are harvested and fertilized at the same time.
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Then they're placed in the uterus.
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This increases the chance one will implant and become a successful pregnancy.