There is evidence that the babies conceived through ICSI may have an increased risk of chromosomal abnormality. The possibility that a boy conceived as a result of ICSI may inherit his father’s infertility. An increased risk of miscarriage because the technique uses sperm that would not otherwise have been able to fertilize an egg. A low sperm count caused by genetic problems could be passed on to a male child, so you may want to undergo genetic tests before going ahead with ICSI.