NEETZoologyReproductive Health
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Intra-uterine insemination (IUI) is not a suitable treatment for females with bilaterally blocked fallopian tubes, even if the male partner has a very low sperm count. Reason (R): IUI involves artificially introducing semen into the uterus, which requires at least one patent (open) fallopian tube f
Options
- ABoth (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
- BBoth (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
- C(A) is true but (R) is false
- D(A) is false but (R) is true
Correct answer
A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Step-by-step solution
Intra-uterine insemination (IUI) is an in-vivo fertilization technique where semen is artificially introduced into the uterus to assist couples where the male partner has a low sperm count. For fertilization to occur naturally, the sperm must swim up from the uterus into the ampullary region of the fallopian tube to meet the ovum. If the fallopian tubes are bilaterally blocked, the sperm cannot reach the ovum, making IUI ineffective. Therefore, both Assertion and Reason are true, and the Reason correctly explains t