Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Experience with intravaginal culture for in vitro fertilization (IVF)

  • Short Communications
  • Published:
Journal of in Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Summary

It has been reported that intravaginal culture (IVC) yields results comparable to those obtained with classic IVF techniques; furthermore, it can simplify and reduce the costs of the procedure. In our experience with IVC however, only 8 of 78 mature oocytes inseminated (10.2%) fertilized. Possible causes of this low fertilization rate were analyzed. In our opinion this new and attractive technique needs further evaluation before being extended to common clinical practice.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Ranoux C, Aubriot FX, Dubuisson JB, Cardone VI, Foulot H, Poirot C, Chevalier O: A new In Vitro Fertilization Technique: Intravaginal culture. Fertil Steril 1988;49:654–660

    Google Scholar 

  2. Costoya A, Schmitt JM, Rey M, Dujovne S, Sanchez MI, Gadán A, Pastore U, Roblero L, Aguilar P, Caballero G, Goldberg S: Embarazo obtenido por fertilización in vitro y transferencia embrionaria. Rev Chil Obstet Ginecol 1984;49:206–216

    Google Scholar 

  3. Costoya A, Cafatti C, Dujovne S, Pastore U, Rey M, Schmitt JM, Sanchez MI: The in vitro fertilization program at the Army Hospital in Santiago, Chile (Letters to the Editors). J Vitro Fert Embryo Transfer 1987;4:191–192

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Instituto de Medicina de la Reproducción, Providencia 2608 Departamento 54, Santiago, Chile

    Alberto L. Costoya, César M. Cafatti & Ana A. Gadán

Authors
  1. Alberto L. Costoya
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. César M. Cafatti
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Ana A. Gadán
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Costoya, A.L., Cafatti, C.M. & Gadán, A.A. Experience with intravaginal culture for in vitro fertilization (IVF). J Assist Reprod Genet 8, 360–361 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01133029

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01133029

Keywords

Search

Navigation