Consider the following Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART): (a) ZIFT (b) IUT (c) GIFT (d) ICSI (e) AI (f) IUI How many of the above procedures involve fertilization outside the body of the female?

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Fertilization outside the body of the female in almost similar conditions as that in the body is called in-vitro fertilization (IVF). Among the given procedures: - ZIFT (Zygote Intra Fallopian Transfer) involves IVF followed by the transfer of the zygote or early embryo into the fallopian tube. - IUT (Intra Uterine Transfer) involves IVF followed by the transfer of embryos with more than 8 blastomeres into the uterus. - ICSI (Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection) is a specialized IVF procedure where a sperm is directl