ARTIFICAL WAYS OF FERTILIZATION

Fertilization in Vitro (IVF) :

        Also known as Test tube baby. In this fertilization is made in a test tube first through a special technique by placing the oocytes and sperrmtozoa together and then the fertilized ovum is placed in the uterus. This is similar to embryo transfer or GIFT (gamete intra fallopian transfer) .

GIFT :

        In this the physician obtains the matured ovum from the graafian follicle under laparoscopic observation, collects it in a dish, takes the sperm in another dish, draws the ova and sperms into a special catheter and places in the fallopian tube to allow fertilization in the fallopian tube. The difference between IVF & GIFT is, in the former the fertilization takes place in test tube and in the later in the faIlopian tube.

                       

Surrogate birth: 

         This is in one way taking a healthy uterus for rent. In this fertilization of the sick woman's ovum is fertilized 1n vitro (test tube) with her husbands’ semen and after fertilization, the fertilized ovum is implanted in ahealthy woman’s uterus. After delivery, the so called Healthywoman (rented mother) should not claim any right over the baby.