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Transvaginal embryo transfer during the zygote intrafallopian tube transfer procedure
G W Patton1, G Holtz, A Edwards
1Southeastern Fertility Center, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464.
Objective:
Our purpose was to evaluate a tactile non-ultrasonographically directed approach to transvaginal tubal cannulation and embryo transfer during the zygote intrafallopian tube transfer procedure.
Study Design:
We studied the application of the tactile approach to transvaginal tubal cannulation and embryo transfer in 68 consecutive zygote intrafallopian tube transfer cycles.
Results:
The tactile approach to transvaginal tubal cannulation and subsequent embryo transfer was successful in 93% of couples. Pregnancy occurred in 16 of the 63 (25%) women undergoing a successful transvaginal embryo transfer.
Conclusion:
The tactile approach to transvaginal tubal cannulation was found to be easily learned and provided a safe and convenient method of tubal embryo transfer. This low-cost approach, which has application to transfer of both embryos and gametes, deserves further study.