gamete intrafallopian transfer. A procedure in which mature eggs are implanted in a woman’s fallopian tubes and fertilized with semen. — Abbr. GIFT. — Also termed gamete intrafallopian-tube transfer. Cf. ZYGOTE INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER ; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION.
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A procedure in which mature eggs are fertilized in a test tube or petri dish and then injected into a woman’s fallopian tubes. — Abbr. ZIFT. — Also termed zygote intrafallopian-tube transfer. Cf. ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; GAMETE INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION.
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in vitro fertilization. A procedure by which an egg is fertilized outside a woman’s body and then inserted into the womb for gestation. — Abbr. IVF. Cf. ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; IN VIVO FERTILIZATION; ZYGOTE INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER ; GAMETE INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER.
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Family law. A process for achieving conception, whereby semen is inserted into a woman’s vagina by some means other than intercourse. • If the woman is married when the artificial insemination and the birth occur, and her husband has consented to the insemination, and the insemination is performed by a licensed physician, the husband is
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zygote intrafallopian transfer. A procedure in which mature eggs are fertilized in a test tube or petri dish and then injected into a woman’s fallopian tubes. — Abbr. ZIFT. — Also termed zygote intrafallopian-tube transfer. Cf. ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; GAMETE INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION.
artificial insemination. Family law. A process for achieving conception, whereby semen is inserted into a woman’s vagina by some means other than intercourse. • If the woman is married when the artificial insemination and the birth occur, and her husband has consented to the insemination, and the insemination is performed by a licensed physician, the
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in vivo fertilization. The process in which an egg is fertilized inside a woman’s body. Cf. ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; ZYGOTE INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER ; GAMETE INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER.
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assisted conception. Family law. The fertilization of a woman’s egg with a man’s sperm by some means other than sexual intercourse. See ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION ; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; GAMETE INTRA-FALLOPIAN TRANSFER; ZYGOTE INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER.
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