A couple is seeking medical help for infertility. Clinical evaluations reveal that the female partner has normal reproductive functions, but the male partner has a very low sperm count in his ejaculates. Which of the following assisted reproductive technologies is explicitly recommended to correct this specific condition?

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According to NCERT, infertility cases arising either due to the inability of the male partner to inseminate the female or due to very low sperm counts in the ejaculates (oligospermia) can be corrected by the Artificial insemination (AI) technique. In this technique, the semen collected either from the husband or a healthy donor is artificially introduced either into the vagina or into the uterus (IUI) of the female. Gamete intra fallopian transfer (GIFT) is recommended for females who cannot produce an ovum. Zygote