In-vitro fertilization, gamete- or zygote intra-fallopian transfer for the treatment of male infertility

H Tournaye; M Camus; I Khan; C Staessen; A C Van Steirteghem; P Devroey

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a137319

In-vitro fertilization, gamete- or zygote intra-fallopian transfer for the treatment of male infertility

Hum Reprod. 1991 Feb;6(2):263-6. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a137319.

Authors

H Tournaye¹, M Camus, I Khan, C Staessen, A C Van Steirteghem, P Devroey

Affiliation

¹ Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium.

PMID: 2056024
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a137319

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Adult
Cells, Cultured
Embryo Transfer / methods*
Female
Fertilization in Vitro*
Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer*
Humans
Infertility, Male / therapy*
Male
Oocytes / cytology
Pregnancy
Retrospective Studies