Reproductive Health Question 22
22. In which of the following techniques, the embryos are transferred to assist those females who cannot conceive?
[2020]
(a) GIFT and ZIFT
(b) ICSI and ZIFT
(c) GIFT and ICSI
(d) ZIFT and IUT
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Answer : d
Hints & Solutions
(d) Option (d) is the answer because ART in which embryos are transferred, include ZIFT and IUT i.e. Zygote Intrafallopian Transfer and Intra Uterine Transfer respectively, both are embryo transfer (ET) methods. Option (a), (b) and (c) are incorrect because in GIFT (Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer), gamete is transferred into the fallopian tube of female who cannot produce ova. ICSI is Intra cytoplasmic sperm injection in which sperm is directly injected into the ovum. In the second half of the 20th century, medically assisted procreation saw two major technological advances, namely gamete freezing and in vitro fertilization (IVF). Fertilization by intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), first developed in 1992, can overcome many causes of male infertility.
