The egg is removed from the ovary by one of two methods. One uses an ultrasound probe and a suction device inserted through the vagina. The other, laparoscopy, uses a thin, optical tube inserted through an incision near the navel. The egg is removed by suction. The direct transfer of a mixture of sperm and eggs into the fallopian tube.
Fertilization takes place inside the tube.
GIFT is used in women with healthy fallopian tubes. The egg and sperm of the couple are used, therefore the carrier has no genetic relation to the child. The injection of sperm into the uterus or cervix. A single sperm is injected into an egg. The woman takes drugs that stimulate her ovaries to produce several mature eggs rather than just one.