Reproductive Health

Question

A childless couple can be assisted to have a child through a technique called GIFT. The full form of this technique is

  • Gamete inseminated fallopian transfer

  • Gamete intra fallopian transfer

  • Gamete internal fertilization and transfer

  • Germ cell internal fallopian transfer

Answer

B.

Gamete intra fallopian transfer

The full form of GIFT is 'Gamete Intra Fallopian Transfer'.
The method is used in females who cannot produce ova but can provide suitable environment for fertilization and further development of embryo in the oviducts. In such cases, ovum from the donar female is surgically removed and is then introduced into the Fallopian tube of such females. Such women then accept sperms from her husband during copulation. 

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