Question

The technique called ‘Gamete Intra Fallopian Transfer’(GIFT) is recommended for those females

• A. who cannot retain the foetus inside the uterus
• B. whose cervical canal is too narrow for the passage of the sperms
• C. who cannot provide suitable environment for fertilisation
• D. who cannot produce an ovum

Answer 1

The correct option is D who cannot produce an ovum

Gamete intra fallopian transfer (GIFT) is a technique in which the functional ovum from a donor female is transferred to the fallopian tube of another female who cannot produce ovum but can provide the suitable environment for further development.

The in vitro formed zygote of the couple is transferred into the uterus of another woman who carries the pregnancy to full term for the couple. She is called a surrogate. This can be the solution for those who cannot retain the foetus inside their own uterus or cannot provide a suitable environment for fertilisation.