Question

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

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

Answer 1

The correct option is B 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)).