Sperm injection

It was exciting to had a chance to see the procedures of sperm injection or to be exact it's called intra cytoplasmic sperm injection (INCI). It's impressing also to know that the Doc who teachs us almost everyday during Clinical round is an expert on INCI.(i was way too excited and decided to blog the video (taken during the procedure) about it live from my hp)

so the other day,the doc told us that he had 18 ovums to be injected with sperms.thanks to Afifah cause previously she did asked the doc to show us the procedures. and yes,we are lucky enough to had that opportunity.

Firstly, he doc show us the ovum.It's nothing but a non-nucleated rounded typical cell.having polar body, and a clear gel like material surrounding it.yeah it's the zona pellucida.The Doc then use this kind of instrument which looked like a needle, it actually a sucker.It suck the ovum to make it stand still.

Fixed ovum with  a needle trying to penetrate it

Then the doc come to a area where sperms are everywhere. I know, that the ovum is much larger than the sperm. but to see it by my own eyes, i actually feel like wow. i'm actully coming from that very very tiny winy little sperm and look how big i am now!!subhanallah.

Sperms are everywhere. Some having a normal figure, some even has a double heads,some moving actively, and some are dormant. The job of the doc are to choose the very best sperm which then injected into the ovum.before injecting the sperm, the doc said " now, i'll crush the tail " and all of us was like "ooooh" :)

this kind of procedure is commonly done for a couple who having an infertility problem, mainly due to sperms (male) problem.Well  u see, how much the technology has expand the ability of the Doc to help the patients. A couple who complaint of not having a child for 5 years of marriage or more now will be happy to get a baby in a few coming months! :)

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