ICSI Jeddah, fertility consultation with Dr Haifa | WAMC - مجمع وائل الامير الطبي

ICSI involves injecting a sperm directly into an egg in the laboratory as part of assisted reproduction. It differs from intrauterine insemination, which places prepared sperm inside the uterus. The right option depends on the couple’s assessment, not a treatment name alone.

Prepare your information

Bring menstrual and pregnancy history, previous treatments, reports and relevant partner results. Ask why ICSI is being proposed, what alternatives exist and how your circumstances affect the outlook. A clinic-wide success figure cannot predict an individual outcome.

Understand the plan

Discuss stimulation, monitoring, egg collection, fertilisation, embryo transfer and follow-up as applicable. Ask about risks, the evidence for any additional tests and what the full cost includes. Do not start fertility injections or change their timing without the treating team’s instructions.

Is ICSI automatically better than standard IVF?

Ask which finding in your assessment makes ICSI appropriate. It may be considered for certain sperm problems or previous poor fertilisation, but it is not an automatic upgrade for every couple. Fertilisation, pregnancy and live birth are different outcomes; ask what a quoted success rate actually measures.

Safety, instructions and follow-up

Discuss ovarian stimulation risks, egg collection risks and how the team limits multiple pregnancy risk. Get a written medicine schedule and a contact for problems or a missed instruction. Ask when results will be shared, when a pregnancy test is due and who reviews the next step. Do not change injections without the treating team.

Where IVF and ICSI fit in the same cycle

IVF involves fertilising eggs with sperm in a laboratory before transferring a suitable embryo to the uterus. ICSI is one fertilisation method within an IVF cycle, while IUI places prepared sperm in the uterus. Ask which findings make the proposed method suitable and what alternatives apply to your circumstances.

Transfer timing and symptoms during treatment

Transfer may be planned in the current cycle or after embryo freezing. Ask why the timing was selected and how many embryos are proposed, including the risk of multiple pregnancy. Follow the team’s medicine schedule and pregnancy-test date. Increasing abdominal swelling, persistent vomiting, reduced urine, severe pain, chest pain or breathlessness needs prompt assessment; severe symptoms require emergency care.

Consultation in Al Samer

Assisted reproduction services are available through Wael Al-Ameer Medical Complex. Coordinate with the gynaecology department and Dr Haifa Ben Sassi, consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology, to review reports and discuss your options. Confirm the appointment language, required visits and current fees before travelling.