Journal of Reproduction & Infertility

Journal of Reproduction & Infertility

Evaluation of factors influencing GIFT and comparison of GIFT and IVF results at infertility center of Shariati hospital during 1376-78

Authors
Ashraf Alyasin 1
Marzieh Agha Hossinei 1
Afsaneh Khademi 1
Hojjatallah Saeidi Saeidabady 2
1 Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics ,Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2 Medical Biochmistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran Medical Sciences University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Today there are a number of methods of Assisted Reproductive Technology. The classic method of IVF has a pregnancy rate of 11-12%. GIFT is a new method with a pregnancy rate of 25–35%. In this study 71 patients were included in GIFT cycle. In our study Pregnancy rate of GIFT was 29.6% whereas in 130 cycles of IVF the pregnancy rate was 14.6%. In this study we found that female age, the number of transfered oocytes, serum estradiol on hCG injection day and sperm characteristics were influential factors affecting the outcome of GIFT.
Keywords
Estradiol
Female age
gift
IVF
oocyte
Journal of Reproduction & Infertility
Volume 1, Issue 4
Autumn 2000
Pages 20-26