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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Gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) was first reported in 1984 by Asch et al.

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.

Off to a good start: the influence of pre- and periconceptional exposures, parental fertility, and nutrition on children's health

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

Six percent of all cycles were gamete intrafallopian transfer, and 2% were zygote intrafallopian transfer.