The technology according to the hospital is capable of magnifying sperm 600 times more than other existing techniques like the intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) for better fertilization and implantation of the human eggs.
IVF and other assisted reproductive technologies have become a well accepted medical treatments for infertility globally .
Available statistics show that over 4,000 babies have been born through IVF in Nigeria and five million globally.
The first IVF baby, Louise Brown, was born in England 34 years ago, while the first in black Africa was on March 17, 1989, at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba.
European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) in a story published recently by Agence France Presse (AFP) said as the initial controversy over man’s scientific manipulation of nature has faded, about 350,000 babies conceived in petri dishes are now born every year.
Managing Director of the clinic, Dr. Michael Ogunkoya, said the technology was introduced to assist couples with fertility problems have their own children, stressing that IMSI is an essential tool for breaking barriers in infertility management.
Ogunkoya stated that the overall effect of availability of IMSI was to improve success rate in terms of pregnancy rate and take home baby rates which has “ become evident at The Hope Valley Clinics in the last few years.”
