Question

In case of an infertile couple, male has abnormally low sperm count in ejaculation. Also Female has blocked oviducts and has spermicidal secretions in vagina but can provide suitable environment for development of embryo. Suggest and explain the assisted reproductive technology (ART) useful to this couple.

Answer 1

Assisted reproductive technology (ART) are medical procedures used primarily to address infertility. It includes procedures such as in vitro fertilization. With ART, the process of sexual intercourse is bypassed and fertilization of the oocytes occurs in the laboratory environment. In general, ART procedures involve surgically removing eggs from a woman's ovaries, combining them with sperm in the laboratory, and returning them to the woman's body. Since, in the question, it is given that female has a suitable environment for the development of the embryo, ART can be employed to transplant the laboratory-grown zygote into female's womb.