GIFT or Gamete Intra-Fallopian Transfer to give it the correct medical term, is one of the oldest types of fertility treatment available. Just like In Vitro Fertilization, the eggs and sperm, or Gametes, are gathered for later use. Healthy sperm and eggs are split then mixed together and placed in one of the fallopian tubes. Fertilization happens inside the body, just as it would probably have done had you not had medical intervention.
Gamete Intra-Fallopian Transfer or GIFT is one of the earliest types of fertility treatments but is still going strong today. Like one of its sister fertility treatments, In Vitro fertilization, Gamete Intra-Fallopian Transfer requires that the sperm and eggs are collected before the procedure. Pursuing similar procedures, only the healthiest sperm and eggs are utilised and then inserted directly into the fallopian tubes. So using this treatment, the fertilisation happens inside the woman's body just as it would naturally without any other intervention.
Gamete Intra-Fallopian Transfer can help in many cases of unexplained infertility, for example, when your fallopian tubes aren't clogged or damaged. This intervention is also very useful for men that have a low number of sperm or with sperm that do not move very well. Your doctor may suggest you try In Vitro Fertilization to guarantee your sperm is able too fertilize your partner's eggs. Once it has been demonstrated that the man's sperm are healthy then Gamete Intra-Fallopian Transfer can be used instead of continuing the In Vitro fertilization intervention.
The Gamete Intra-Fallopian Transfer is only carried out once it has been proved that the woman's fallopian tubes are clear and healthy with a uterine dye examination and laparoscopy. The laparoscope is similar to a small lighted telescope which inserted through a three sixteenths of an inch cut in the stomach which permits a scrutiny of both the womb and fallopian tubes. In fact, right up to the place when the eggs are collected, there is almost no difference between Gamete Intra-Fallopian Transfer and In Vitro Fertilization.
A sperm sample is taken from the man on the same day as the eggs are gathered from the woman unless the sperm has been given, in which instance the sperm will need to be unthawed out first. A fine flexible tube also known as a catheter is used to mix the sperm and best one or two eggs. The catheter is then introduced by a doctor to leave the eggs at the end of one or often both fallopian tubes. Before the woman is allowed to go back to her family she must recuperate for a short period and take progesterone, via gel, pessaries or injection which helps line the uterus and ensures that it is a healthy place for the eggs.
The success levels using Gamete Intra-Fallopian Transfer are quite high with over twenty five percent of women becoming pregnant in any one intervention cycle although this rate will vary from clinic to clinic. As with nearly every other fertility treatment, the more youthful the woman, the more successful Gamete Intra-Fallopian Transfer is, in all probability, to be.
Michael Hehn is a specialist in infertility and pregnancy. If you want more information about infertility and pregnancy, visit infertility and pregnancy. - Get more articles at Read Articles.com
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