Question

Explain any 2 methods of Assisted reproductive Technology (ART) that has helped couples to bear children.

Answer 1

• GIFT is method of transferring the ovum, collected from a donor, into the uterus of a female who cannot produce ova.
• ICSI is the process in which sperms are directly injected into the ovum under laboratory condition is and the embryo is transferred into the uterus / fallopian tube.
• In the so called test tube baby programme, the ova of the female and sperms of the male are made to fuse under laboratory conditions and the embryo is transferred into the uterus / fallopian tube of the female