Oocytes at different stages Sperm photos before the ICSI procedure

Cumulus Cells surrounding the oocyte (undissected oocyte)

Immature Oocyte in Metaphase I Stage

Immature Oocyte with the germinal vesicle

Mature Oocyte showing the 1st polar body and Cytoplasmic Granulation

Oocytes with thick zona pellucida and irregular perivitelline space

Abnormal Oocyte with Multiple Polar bodies

a mature Oocyte after injecting the immobilized sperm in it through the needle

The location of the injected sperm in the Oocyte after ICSI

Immobilization by hitting the sperm's tail with the injecting needle

Getting the sperm for ICSI

Progressive sperms

Motile sperms

sperm inside the needle

sperm entering the needle

sperm getting inside the ICSI Needle

Loading of the sperm

Loading of the sperm after immobilization

Active sperms after treatment

Loading of the sperm after immobilization

Treated sperms
Courtesy of Dr.Ghada Al-Hayaly and Nevin Zahdeh
Dr Najeeb Layyous F.R.C.O.G
Consultant Obstetrician, Gynecologist and Infertility Specialist