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.
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.
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