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Zygote Intrafallopian Transfer (ZIFT)

This procedure combines both IVF and GIFT procedures.

First the hormone simulating drugs such as hMG are used to stimulate the follicles to increase the number of mature eggs produced.

These are then extracted and combined with sperm outside the woman’s body (in a laboratory).

The fertilised eggs are then inserted into the woman’s fallopian tube to allow the remaining reproduction stages to take place naturally.

It is an invasive form of treatment that requires surgery and is not therefore recommended as the first fertility treatment to be tried.

However, it is recommended for women over 40 whose fertility may have declined or for women who have had several unsuccessful cycles of IVF.

Not all clinics however offer this procedure.