Which term is used for the most common assisted reproduction procedure, where eggs and sperm are combined outside the body?

Which term is used for the most common assisted reproduction procedure, where eggs and sperm are combined outside the body?

• A. Surrogacy
• B. Cloning
• C. Intrauterine insemination
• D. In vitro fertilization

Answer: (D)

The concept at work here is the process where eggs and sperm are combined outside the body to create an embryo. This is called in vitro fertilization. In IVF, ovarian stimulation is used to produce multiple eggs, those eggs are collected and mixed with sperm in a lab dish to fertilize, the resulting embryos are cultured for a few days, and then one or more embryos are transferred into the uterus to achieve pregnancy. It’s the most common assisted reproduction method that fits the “outside the body” fertilization description. Surrogacy involves another person carrying the pregnancy, not the fertilization process itself. Cloning is a different technique aimed at creating a genetically identical copy rather than combining egg and sperm to form a new embryo. Intrauterine insemination places sperm directly into the uterus and fertilization typically occurs inside the body, not in a lab dish.

The concept at work here is the process where eggs and sperm are combined outside the body to create an embryo. This is called in vitro fertilization. In IVF, ovarian stimulation is used to produce multiple eggs, those eggs are collected and mixed with sperm in a lab dish to fertilize, the resulting embryos are cultured for a few days, and then one or more embryos are transferred into the uterus to achieve pregnancy. It’s the most common assisted reproduction method that fits the “outside the body” fertilization description.

Surrogacy involves another person carrying the pregnancy, not the fertilization process itself. Cloning is a different technique aimed at creating a genetically identical copy rather than combining egg and sperm to form a new embryo. Intrauterine insemination places sperm directly into the uterus and fertilization typically occurs inside the body, not in a lab dish.