gamete intrafallopian transfer


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Related to gamete intrafallopian transfer: Zygote intrafallopian transfer, Intracytoplasmic sperm injection

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.
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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.
Gamete intrafallopian transfer versus super-ovulation with intrauterine insemination for the treatment of infertility: a prospective randomised study on pregnancy outcome
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.
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Endometriosis impairs the efficacy of gamete intrafallopian transfer: Results of a case control study.
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(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.
Navigating race in the market for human gametes: when people go shopping for gametes, their first and most important criterion is the donor's race

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