NEETZoologyReproductive Health
What is the purpose of transferring an ovum collected from a donor into another female’s fallopian tube in the GIFT method?
Options
- ATo assist with hormonal treatments
- BTo provide a suitable environment for fertilisation and further development
- CTo conduct genetic testing
- DTo prepare for surrogacy
Correct answer
B. To provide a suitable environment for fertilisation and further development
Step-by-step solution
Transfer of an ovum collected from a donor into the fallopian tube (GIFT – gamete intra fallopian transfer) of another female who cannot produce one, but can provide suitable environment for fertilisation and further development is another method attempted. Intra cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is another specialised procedure to form an embryo in the laboratory in which a sperm is directly injected into the ovum. Infertility cases either due to inability of the male partner to inseminate the female or due to ve