Which Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) is more suitable when the male partner has low sperm count?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Artificial insemination
Option (1) Zygote intra fallopian transfer — Incorrect. ZIFT transfers an embryo made in the laboratory; low sperm count alone is corrected by artificial insemination.
Option (2) Artificial insemination — Correct. Semen from the husband or a donor is put directly into the vagina or uterus (IUI).
Option (3) Gamete intra fallopian transfer — Incorrect. GIFT is for a female who cannot produce ova.
Option (4) Intra Cytoplasmic sperm injection — Incorrect. ICSI injects a sperm into an ovum in the laboratory; NCERT names artificial insemination for very low sperm counts.
NCERT Extract:
Infertility – “… Infertility cases either due to inability of the male partner to inseminate the female or due to very low sperm counts in the ejaculates, could be corrected by artificial insemination (AI) technique. In this technique, the semen collected either from the husband or a healthy donor is artificially introduced either into the vagina or into the uterus (IUI – intra-uterine insemination) of the female.”