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[quote=Anonymous]I am PP 8:09, and I can link to a study that shows a *correlation* between ICSI and birth defects. It came out rather recently. Here's a news story about it.

https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/15/health/research/birth-defect-risk-higher-with-fertility-treatments-study-shows.html?_r=1

But correlation is not causation, and this study did not get into things like ADHD or sensory issues. The question still to answer is if ICSI is the culprit, or the underlying infertility causing the sperm problems?

I'm not letting ICSI off the hook and saying it's totally harmless. It's just that it's not really possible right now for folks to say "it's the ICSI, but the IVF was fine" or "it's the ICSI, and not the fact that I was infertile in the first place" or "it's the ICSI, and not the fact that my body was flooded with hormones as a part of the IVF cycle." We just don't know for sure; it needs further study.

But again, to the OP's question, she should not feel pressured into ICSI unless her doctor can offer a reason other than "this is what we always do." I am sure that they are trying to eliminate the possibility of eggs not fertilizing, but is that worth the cost and time in a 33 year old? That's for the patient to decide. (Though I wouldn't dismiss the effects of smoking on sperm. Smoking has systemic negative effects throughout the body)[/quote]

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