INFERTILITY Flashcards
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More often, the problem of infertility lies with the male/female partners.
male
Specialised health care units like ________ could help in diagnosis and treatment of some of these disorders and enable these couples to have children.
Infertility clinics
Couples are assisted to have children through certain special techniques known as ____________
Assisted reproductive technologies(ART)
In vitro fertilisation includes fertilisation inside the body in similar conditions as that in the lab.
true/false
False
outside, similar conditions as the body
IVF is followed by ________
Embryo transfer(ET)
IVF is popularly known as __________
test tube baby programme
Ova from wife/donor and sperms from husband/donor are collected and induced to form zygote under simulated conditions in lab.
True/false
True
The zygote or early embryos ( upto ____ blastomeres) could then be transferred into the ________ and the process is called _________
8, Fallopian tube, ZIFT(zygote intra fallopian transfer)
Embryo with more than 8 blastomeres are transferred into the ________ and the process is called ________
uterus, IUT(intra uterine transfer)
In vivo fertilisation refers to _________
fusion of gametes within the female
as an ART - embryo is formed within biological mother
transferred to surrogate mother
GIFT( gamete intra fallopian transfer) is _________
transfer orf ovum collected from a donor into F.T. of another female who cannot produce one but can provide suitable environment for fertilisation.
ICSI(intra cytoplasmic sperm ejection) is ____________
Specialised procedure to form an embryo in the lab in which a sperm is directly injected into the ovum
What cases are corrected by Artificial insemination(AI) technique?
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- Inability of male partner to inseminate
2.Low sperm count
In AI, the semen collected from ________ is artificially introduced into the ____ or ____ of the female
husband/healthy donor , vagina, uterus ( IUI - intra uterine insemination)
All ART require cheap instrumentation therefore the facilities are available in very few centres of the country.
True/false
False
Expensive
____________(3) are deterrents in the adoption of ART methods.
Emotional , religious, social factors
Orphaned and destitute(very poor) children in India will probably not survive till ________ unless taken care of.
Maturity
____________ is one of the best methods for couples looking for parenthood
Legal adoption
Inability to conceive or produce children even after years of unprotected sexual cohabitation is called infertility.
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