14th World Congress on In Vitro Fertilization/3rd World Congress on In Vitro Maturation, Montreal, Kanada, 15 - 19 Eylül 2007, ss.183-185, (Tam Metin Bildiri)
Lasers have been used in assisted reproduction with the purpose of manipulating the zona pellucida of embryos to perform assisted hatching, preimplantation genetic diagnosis, laser assisted ICSI (L-ICSI) and also immobilization of spermatozoa prior to ICSI and also for paralysis of spermatozoa for cryopreservation. L-ICSI is a safe, efficient, simple and easy procedure for routine use. It may prevent damage to the oocyte as demonstrated by a very high survival rates in many studies although conflicting results were presented in other studies. The literature also revealed conflicting results on the use of L-AH, some reporting significantly increased clinical pregnancy rates while others reported similar or decreased implantation and pregnancy rates. The introduction of laser technology seems to be a helpful to simplify the various technique of gamete and it would be more feasible following increase in the number of related articles.