In-vitro fertilization, gamete- or zygote intra-fallopian transfer for the treatment of male infertility.
This retrospective study compares in-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET), gamete intra-Fallopian (GIFT) and zygote intra-Fallopian transfer (ZIFT) for the treatment of male infertility in 266 couples (n = 318 cycles). The IVF-ET technique revealed a total pregnancy rate of 14.1% per cycle and 29.1% per transfer. The conception rate with GIFT was 17.8%; an abortion rate of 50% was noted. The ZIFT procedure scored a 20.9% total pregnancy rate per cycle and 33.3% per transfer. The cumulative take home baby rates per couple for IVF-ET, GIFT and ZIFT were 13.5, 7.0 and 20.0%, respectively.
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Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium.
Camus
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Khan
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Staessen
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Van Steirteghem
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Devroey
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D000328:Adult; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004624:Embryo Transfer / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D015181:Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D009865:Oocytes / Q000166:cytology; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies