title: Successful live birth after rescue ICSI following failed fertilization.
abstract: In a conventional IVF cycle unexpected complete fertilization failure may occur in 10-25% of infertile women. To overcome this barrier of fertilization failure, some investigators have suggested intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) on day 1 of an unfertilized mature oocyte, the so called "rescue ICSI". We report a case of fertilization failure followed by rescue ICSI resulting in a live birth. Although the success of rescue ICSI is still questionable, this procedure is worth an attempt in order to give the best chance to the couple in that cycle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, AIIMS, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110 029, India.
authors.forename: Neeta
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Neena
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Malhotra
authors.forename: Unnati
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Shende
authors.forename: Abanish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tiwari
keywords: Fertlization failure; pregnancy; rescue ICSI