Vaginal gamete intrafallopian transfer. Experience with 14 cases.
A procedure utilizing transvaginal aspiration of stimulated gametes followed by transcervical, ultrasound-guided catheterization of the tubal ostia was performed as a modification of the standardized gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) technique. Among 14 patients with 16 cycles there were four normal, intrauterine pregnancies and one ectopic pregnancy. In two patients the beta-human gonadotropin level rose significantly and then started to fall; the patients aborted spontaneously. The procedure can be performed with a higher degree of patient acceptance than can traditional GIFT, and the success rate in this small series was promising.
Centro Colombiano de Fertilidad y Sterilidad, Bogota, Colombia.
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Lucena
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Paulson
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Ruiz
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Asmar
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Mendoza
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Ortiz
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Gomez
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Arango
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Lucena
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Lucena
D000328:Adult; D002404:Catheterization; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D005260:Female; D015181:Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014621:Vagina