Question
After a brief medical examination a healthy couple came to know that both of them are unable to produce functional gametes and should look for an ‘ART’ (Assisted Reproductive Technique). Name the ‘ART’ and the procedure involved that you can suggest to them to help them bear a child.
Solution
The ART procedure used to help the couple is ZIFT, that is, zygote intrafallopian transfer. In this method, the sperm is collected from the donor male and the ovum from donor female. The sperm and the ovum are fused in the laboratory and developed till 8-cell stage. The 8 cell zygote is then transferred into the fallopian tubes of the mother for further development.
