Question

The test-tube baby programme employs which one of the following techniques?

Options

• Intra cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)

• Intra uterine insemination (IUI)

• Gamete intra fallopian transfer (GIFT)

• Zygote intra fallopian transfer (ZIFT)

Answer 1

Gamete intra fallopian transfer (GIFT)

Explanation:

For females who are unable to generate an ovum, gamete intra fallopian transfer (GIFT) is indicated. The donor woman's eggs are retrieved and mixed with sperm before being implanted into the fallopian tube of another woman who cannot generate ovum but can offer a suitable environment for fertilisation. This is a fallopian tube, not a laboratory, where GIFT fertilises.