A technique called GIFT is recommended for females who:

Cannot produce an ovum

The correct answer is Option (3) –Cannot produce an ovum

A large number of couples all over the world including India are infertile, i.e., they are unable to produce children. The reasons for this could be many–physical, congenital, diseases, drugs, immunological or even psychological.

The couples could be assisted to have children through certain special techniques commonly known as assisted reproductive technologies (ART) .

Transfer of an ovum collected from a donor into the fallopian tube (GIFT – gamete intra fallopian transfer) of another female who cannot produce one, but can provide suitable environment for fertilisation and further development is another method attempted.