Question

Which one of the following statements is correct with reference to test tube baby?

• A. Fertilization of the egg is effected in the female genital tract; the fertilized egg is then taken out and grown in a large test tube
• B. A prematurely born baby reared in an incubator
  
• C. Fertilization of the egg is effected by outside the body; the fertilized egg is then placed in the womb of the mother where the gestation is completed
  
  
• D. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is C Fertilization of the egg is effected by outside the body; the fertilized egg is then placed in the womb of the mother where the gestation is completed



Test tube baby is a term that refers to a child that is conceived outside the women's body by a scientific process known as In-Vitro fertilization or IVF treatment. This entire process is done in a laboratory. In this process the eggs are taken from the mother's ovary and fertilized by the sperms from the father. The fertilized ovum is then placed inside the uterus of a female (surrogate mother sometimes).