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gamete intrafallopian transfer

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gamete intrafallopian transfer

[¦ga‚mēt ‚in·trə·fə¦lō·pē·ən ′tranz·fər]
(medicine)
A variation of in vitro fertilization in which the spermatozoa and oocytes are placed directly into the fimbriated end of the Fallopin tube during the laparoscopy. Abbreviated GIFT.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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A prospective randomised controlled trial comparing gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) with intrauterine insemination (IUI) was undertaken at the Fertility and Reproductive Biology Unit of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Tygerberg Hospital, between July 1999 and June 2000.
Early miscarriage and fetal malformations after induction of ovulation (by clomiphene citrate and/or human menotropins), in vitro fertilization, and gamete intrafallopian transfer. Fertil Steril 55:1-11.
Endometriosis impairs the efficacy of gamete intrafallopian transfer: Results of a case control study.
(5.) Doctors must be licensed to perform fertility therapies such as in vitro fertilization and gamete intrafallopian transfer, and clinics must report their success rates to the Centers for Disease Control.
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