NURSES PERFORMING EMBRYO-TRANSFER - SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME OF IN-VITRO FERTILIZATION

This prospective study demonstrates the feasibility and outcome of emb ryo transfer performed by nursing staff with medical cover available, Of 771 patients who had embryo transfer, 679 (88%) had their embryo tr ansfer performed by a nurse. In 92 cases (12%) a doctor performed the embryo transfer, either as the first operator, or having been brought in to assist the nurse who experienced difficulty. The pregnancies per transfer for nurse transfer was 246/679 (36%) and where a doctor perf ormed the transfer 20/68 (29%). These data show a high comparable succ ess rate when a nurse performed the embryo transfer and a low incidenc e of direct medical involvement.