Title: gamete intrafallopian transfer
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - gamete intrafallopian transfer
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.10746
Status: current

Definition
Technique of assisted reproduction by placing eggs and sperm into a woman’s Fallopian tubes in order that fertilization may occur there.

Note
The embryo is expected to travel through the Fallopian tube and implant in the uterus as it would have done had natural fertilization occurred.

Related Terms
- Fallopian tubes: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/10706
- eggs: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/10640
- fertilization: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/10713
- implant: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/10841
- sperm: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/11243
- uterus: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/11350

Source
- PAC, 2016, 88, 713. 'Glossary of terms used in developmental and reproductive toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2016)' on page 758 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-1202)

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Citation: Citation: 'gamete intrafallopian transfer' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.10746
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