FAQ

ICSI and IVF are one of the methods of assisted fertilization, during which oocytes are extracted and withdrawn from the wife, as well as the semen sample is withdrawn from the husband, and then the fertilization stage comes is difference in this step.

In ICSI, healthy sperm is injected directly into the mature oocyte and left for fertilization and division into embryos, so it is considered the best and latest in assisted fertilization methods.

As for IVF, the mature oocyte with sperm is placed inside a tube for fertilization to occur without the intervention of doctors.

Being overweight does not directly affect the occurrence of pregnancy, but obesity affects the hormonal balance in the body and thus has a negative impact on the regularity of the ovulation process, which hinders pregnancy.

Ovulation days and knowing their calculation is a very important factors for choosing the right time to get pregnant, especially if the wife is less than 35 years old and there is an integrated marital relationship.

Where sexual intercourse is preferred because pregnancy occurs during or before the ovulation period, and we notice the presence of some secretions indicating the ovulation period.

First of all, it is necessary to know the date of the menstrual cycle, and accordingly, ovulation days are calculated to know the best days for pregnancy, in the case of a regular menstrual cycle for the wife, the days of ovulation are from the tenth day to the twentieth day of the beginning of the cycle.

The wife must rest for two hours without moving completely, and then she can travel where it is preferable to travel by air, and if traveling by any other means is necessary, some measures must be taken to preserve the pregnancy.

The couple resorts to ICSI in some cases, including:

• The presence of weakness in sperm.
• Obstruction of the fallopian tubes.
• Poor ovulation.
• Delayed childbearing is unexplained.

In addition to the factors that control the success rate of ICSI, the most important of which is the age of the wife, here are the success rates according to age: –

If the wife is under the age of 35 years and the ovarian stock is intact, the success rate of the operation reaches 60% and 70%, and the success rate of the operation reaches 50% if the age of the wife ranges from 36-38 years,

At the age of 40 years, the success rate of ICSI becomes 30%, and gradually decreases with increasing age, we find that the wife at the age of over 40 years, the success rate ranges from 10-15%.

The condition of the couple is considered to delay childbearing until 12 months after marriage with a healthy and complete marital relationship, but in the case of a full year of marriage without pregnancy.

At that time, we go to search for pathological causes that delay childbearing, and we find that marriage represents 40% of the causes of delayed pregnancy, and the wife 50% of the reasons, with 10% of the delayed childbearing unknown.

The embryo freezing technique is one of the latest scientific methods used to preserve fertility and reproductive health for each couple, as it enables them to obtain children through ICSI technology in the future, by preserving embryos by freezing them in dedicated embryo laboratories and under appropriate environmental conditions.

Many men are exposed to severe shock after conducting a semen examination, after discovering that there are no sperm in the semen sample, but rest assured, dear husband, because, with the testicular sample using a surgical microscope, there is still hope to find sperm foci and achieve the dream of parenthood.

This is a question that comes a lot to the minds of all couples and we stand at it confused, until the answer comes from Dr. Magdi Ashour, the scientific advisor to the Grand Mufti of the Republic, through the official page of Dar Iftia.

“Ashour,” said that ICSI is permissible because it is the fertilization of the wife’s egg with the husband’s sperm in the event of the marital relationship and its non-termination, noting that there is no suspicion of mixing lineages.

He added that there may be someone who cannot conceive for some reason, or perhaps a couple cannot conceive despite the lack of medical reasons, but there is a certain reason why a single sperm does not reach the egg in order to fertilize it.

He stressed that this is God’s command, and here it is possible to resort to the reasons for knowledge where Sharia does not care about it, explaining: «In the event of a marital relationship, there is nothing in this, but we call for it if people need it by consulting a doctor».