Choose the correct statement regarding GIFT to overcome infertility.
- A
Ova collected from a female donor are transferred to the uterus of an infertile female.
- B
Early embryos with up to 8 blastomeres are transferred to the uterus of an infertile female.
- C
Early embryos with up to 8 blastomeres are transferred into the fallopian tube of an infertile female.
- D
It is the transfer of an ovum collected from a donor into the fallopian tube of another female who cannot produce ovum but can provide suitable envoronment for fertilization and development.
GIFT (Gamete Intra-Fallopian Transfer) is an in-vivo technique. An ovum collected from a donor is transferred into the fallopian tube of another female who cannot produce ova but can support fertilisation and further development.
The transfer of early embryos with up to 8 blastomeres into the fallopian tube belongs to ZIFT (Zygote Intra-Fallopian Transfer), an in-vitro technique.
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