THE ROLE OF GAMETE INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER (GIFT) AND TUBAL EMBRYO-TRANSFER (TET) IN THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH PATENT TUBES ASSOCIATEDWITH MALE-INFERTILITY FACTOR
R. Seracchioli et al., THE ROLE OF GAMETE INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER (GIFT) AND TUBAL EMBRYO-TRANSFER (TET) IN THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH PATENT TUBES ASSOCIATEDWITH MALE-INFERTILITY FACTOR, Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics, 10(4), 1993, pp. 266-270
Purpose: The relative effectiveness of gamete intrafallopian transfer
(GIFT) and tubal embryo transfer (TET) combined with superovulation in
the treatment of infertile patients with patent tubes were compared.
Four hundred fifty consecutive cycles were divided into two periods. D
uring the first period (216 cycles), the only technique employed was G
IFT, couples being divided into two groups: group A, couples with norm
ospermic partners (118 cycles); and group B, couples with male inferti
lity factor (98 cycles). During the second period (234 cycles), 140 cy
cles of GIFT were performed in couples with normospermic partners (gro
up C). TET was utilized in 94 cycles (group D), in the case of couples
with male infertility factor. Results: Results demonstrate that the p
regnancy rate with GIFT in the case of oligoasthenospermic partners (g
roup B) is significantly lower than that of normospermic partners (gro
ups A and C) (P = 0.0001) and than that with TET in the case of oligoa
sthenospermic partners (group D) (P = 0.0001). Conclusion: The implant
ation rate is also significantly different between these groups (B vs
A, P = 0.0001; B vs C, P = 0.0001; B vs D, P = 0.01).