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Q.

What are the potential drawbacks in adoption of the IVF method?

A. High fatality risk to mother

B. Expensive instruments and reagents

C. Husband/wife necessary for being donors

D. Less adoption of orphans

E. Not available in India

F. Possibility that the early embryo does not survive

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. A

    A, B, C, E, F only

  2. B

    B, D, F only

  3. C

    A, C, D, F only

  4. D

    A, B, C, D only

Solution

Genuine drawbacks of IVF:

  • B — the procedure requires expensive instruments and reagents.
  • D — widespread IVF could discourage adoption of orphans.
  • F — there is a real possibility that the early embryo does not survive.

A, C and E are incorrect: IVF does not carry an unusually high fatality risk for the mother; the husband and wife are not required to be donors; and IVF is widely available in India.

B, D and F only.

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