NEET2026BiologyChapterActual
Given below are two statements regarding the management of infertility: Statement I: While in-vitro fertilization (IVF) requires expensive instrumentation and specialized professionals, in-vivo techniques like Gamete Intra Fallopian Transfer (GIFT) can be easily performed at standard primary health centres without such requirements. Statement II: Emotional, religious, and social factors act as deterrents in the adopt
Options
- ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct
- BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
- CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
- DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Correct answer
D. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Step-by-step solution
All Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART), including both in-vitro techniques like IVF and in-vivo techniques like GIFT, require extremely high precision handling by specialized professionals and expensive instrumentation. Therefore, they cannot be easily performed at standard primary health centres. Thus, Statement I is incorrect. Emotional, religious, and social factors often act as deterrents in the adoption of ART methods. In such cases, legal adoption is considered one of the best and highly recommended alt