What factors predetermine the risk of having a high-order multiple pregnancy with gamete intra-fallopian transfer?
Limiting the number of oocytes transferred at gamete intra-Fallopian transfer (GIFT) has limited the incidence of high-order pregnancy but at the same time compromised the fertility potential of some patients. A review of 300 patients who have undergone GIFT using a flexible approach as to the number of oocytes transferred identifies the patients at risk of high-order pregnancy as those aged under 30 years in whom more than six oocytes are returned and whose partner's spermatozoa have high progressive motility.
Nadkarni
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Dubai Gynaecology & Fertility Centre, United Arab Emirates.
Shrivastav
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Bharath
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Craft
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002452:Cell Count; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D015181:Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007246:Infertility / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D009865:Oocytes; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D012307:Risk Factors; D013076:Sperm Count; D013081:Sperm Motility; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000002:abnormalities