Assisted reproduction techniques

High-complexity techniques

TOMI: A technique created in Peru

While ICSI solved one of the problems of infertility that were hitherto considered insurmountable, namely male factor infertility, there sometimes were problems at the moment of embryo transfer. Compelled by need to get these patients to have successful results, the Instituto de Ginecología y Fertilidad (IGF – Institute of Gynecology and Fertility) developed a new treatment in Peru: TOMI. This technique combines two techniques that have proven very effective not only at IGF but worldwide: GIFT and ICSI. TOMI consists in transferring oocytes that have been microinjected right before embryo transfer.
Appropriate for severe male factor infertility, of the main advantages is that the microinjected oocyte is transferred into its natural setting. This procedure has proven extremely successful in the first year it has been applied. Today, there are many children in Peru who have been born thanks to this method. An important aspect of this technique is that it may be effective even in patients with bad pregnancy expectation even for ICSI, or those who have had numerous trials with high-complexity assisted reproduction techniques. We are proud to be the only institution in Peru that applies this technique –so far with such good results.