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Gamete Intra-Fallopian Transfer or GIFT is one of the earliest forms of fertility interventions but is still going strong today. It starts off with gametes (your eggs and sperm) being gathered in exactly the same way as for In Vitro Fertilization. The best are selected, combined together and placed in one of the fallopian tubes. Fertilization occurs inside the body, just as it would have done had you not had medical treatment.
In circumstances where the infertility cannot be explained and it seems that the fallopian tubes are healthy and clear, Gamete Intra-Fallopian Transfer is often utilised. This treatment is also very good for men that have a low number of sperm or with sperm that do not move very well. Prior to using Gamete Intra-Fallopian Transfer, the physician may check using In Vitro Fertilization, whether the man’s sperm is actually able to fertilize his partners eggs. Once it has been verified that the man’s sperm are healthy then Gamete Intra-Fallopian Transfer can be employed instead of continuing the In Vitro fertilization intervention.
Before proceeding with Gamete Intra-Fallopian Transfer, you may be given a uterine dye test and a laparoscopy to determine your fallopian tubes are healthy and free from obstruction. A laparoscope is like a small scope (only with a light) which is introduced into the woman’s abdomen, under anesthetic, enabling the fallopian tubes and womb to be examined. Up to the stage of egg [collection], Gamete Intra-Fallopian Transfer is exactly the same as for In Vitro Fertilization.
On the same day|At the same time] as the woman’s eggs are gathered, the man contributes a sperm sample but if donor sperm is being used, before being combined with the eggs, it is allowed to unfreeze. Then the gathered sperm is combined inside a catheter with one or two of the heartiest eggs. Once the catheter has been inserted, the eggs are deposited at the end of on fallopian tube and frequently both tubes closest to the uterus. A woman will require a short recuperation period before returning home and will be given some progesterone, via injections or gel, to build up the lining of your uterus to provide a good environment for any fertilized eggs.
The success levels using Gamete Intra-Fallopian Transfer are quite high with over twenty five percent of women becoming pregnant in any one treatment cycle although this rate will vary from clinic to clinic. As with virtually every other fertility intervention, the more youthful the woman, the more productive Gamete Intra-Fallopian Transfer is, likely, to be.
