Hi All
I know there is BMI limits for IVF in the UK, but does this also apply for ICSI? Does anyone with a high BMI have any advice / recommendations)?
Thank you
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I know bmi doesn't affect pregnancy outcome for icsi.

I also think each clinic is different and is done on individual basis 🤔

It depends on whether you mean NHS or private, as the private clinics set their own limits and tend to be higher than the NHS one. But ICSI is simply a form of IVF so the BMI limit would be the same for both. All it changes is the way the sperm is introduced into the egg. The drugs etc for the woman are the same.
Thanks Zoe, I meant Private.

ICSI and IVF BMI parameters will be the same, as it's just a difference in how the sperm gets inside the egg. My clinic is 35 as the upper limit (and the NHS criteria is 30)
thank you