Question

In case of a couple where a male is having a very low sperm count, which of the following techniques will be suitable for fertilisation?

• A. Artificial insemination
• B. Intrauterine transfer
• C. Intracytoplasmic sperm injection
• D. Gamete intra fallopian transfer

Answer 1

The correct option is A Artificial insemination

Artificial insemination

Infertility of the male partner can occur due to very low sperm count in the semen or inability to inseminate the female. Artificial insemination (AI) technique is a remedy to this. In artificial insemination technique, these two steps are followed -

• The semen of a healthy male donor or husband is collected.
• This semen (having sperms) is introduced artificially through a flexible polyethylene catheter into the vagina or the uterus of the female.
• If the semen is introduced into the uterus, the process is called intra-uterine insemination (IUI)).

Final answer
(b) Artificial insemination