Question
A childless couple has agreed for a test tube baby programme. List only basic stepsof the procedure that would involve to conceive a baby.

Answer

  1. In vitro fertilisation (IVF) and embryo transfer are the two steps involved in a test tube baby programme.
  2. In this method, the ova from a healthy female donor and the sperms from a male donor are induced to form a zygote under simulated conditions in the laboratory.
  3. The zygote or early embryo with upto 8-blastomeres is transferred into the fallopian tube (ZIFT) or embryo with more than 8-blastomeres, is transferred into the uterus (IUT) for further development upto parturition.

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