The Clinic Our Staff Our Services Aims of ART Privacy Statement Individualised Care Ovulation Disorders Tubal Blockage Uterine Causes Cervical Mucus Hostility Male Factor Infertility Endometriosis Unexplained Infertility IVF         GIFT        IUI             PESA and TESA     ICSI           Frozen Embryos Unexplained Infertility Support Group         Counselling      Sperm                Eggs           Embryo             Infertility Treatments >> GIFT (Gamete Intra Fallopian Transfer) GIFT stands for Gamete Intra Fallopian Transfer. A gamete is a ‘germ’ cell, that is, the cell from which new life can evolve. The ‘germ’ cells are the egg from a woman and the sperm from a man. GIFT is the placing of the sperm and eggs together in the fallopian tube where it is hoped that normal fertilization will occur. GIFT is only suitable for couples where the woman’s fallopian tubes are normal and the man’s semen test is also normal. Its main difference from IVF is that fertilization takes place in the woman’s fallopian tubes rather than in a laboratory. Any extra eggs are generally inseminated (IVF) and resulting embryos are frozen (cryopreserved). | IVF | GIFT | IUI | PESA and TESA | ICSI | frozen embryo | unexplained |