2017 Reproductive HealthAssisted reproductive technologies Medium Question 2 of 8 in Assisted reproductive technologies

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

A Intrauterine transfer
B Gamete intracytoplasmic fallopian transfer
C Artificial Insemination
D Intracytoplasmic sperm injection

The answer is C.

Solution

NCERT names AI for low sperm counts.

Infertility due to inability of the male partner to inseminate the female, or due to very low sperm count in the ejaculate, can be corrected by artificial insemination (AI).

Concept artificial-insemination-low-sperm

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