Lodovico Parmegiani: The Future of ART Laboratories May Already Be Moving Toward 100% ICSI
Lodovico Parmegiani, IVF Laboratory Director at Next Fertility GynePro, shared on LinkedIn:
“Always for ICSI!
A big thank you to the IVI Group for the kind invitation to their fascinating congress! An excellent scientific meeting, perfectly organized and hosted in a wonderful city!
I was invited to defend a position that I have supported for years: ICSI for all treatments, regardless of clinical indication, to simplify and streamline laboratory workflow.
And yes, I stand by it!
With one essential condition: ICSI should never be charged to patients as an expensive add-on.
I know my position is not particularly popular. But I have never been a hypocrite, and as a laboratory manager, I have always been very pragmatic.
And as I said during the congress, I believe scientific societies and some rather naïve (and occasionally revanchist!) colleagues have only a few years left to continue their crusade in defense of conventional IVF.
Why?
Because male fertility is declining, while we are increasingly encouraging young women to preserve their fertility through oocyte vitrification.
And guess what? Those vitrified oocytes will eventually need ICSI!
So, whether we like it or not, the future of ART laboratories may already be moving toward 100% ICSI.
Sometimes pragmatism is simply about anticipating the future rather than defending the past.
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