Question

What is correct about test tube babies?
A. Fertilization inside female genital tract and growth in test tube
B. Rearing of prematurely born baby in incubator
C. Fertilization outside and gestation inside womb of mother
D. Both fertilization and development are affected outside the female genital tract

Answer 1

A test-tube baby is the product of a successful human reproduction that results from methods beyond sexual intercourse between a man and a woman. Test tube baby is a non-medical term for babies that are conceived using the artificial reproductive technique of in-vitro fertilization. Hear the eggs are fertilized outside the human body and then implanted in the uterus.

Complete Answer:
In vitro fertilization is an infertility treatment. In this technique, the ovum is fertilized with the sperm outside the women’s body providing the ovum with the similar environmental situation as it would have inside the uterus. The zygote is grown inside a culture and when the embryo is between three and five days old, it is then transferred into the uterus where it develops into a fetus.

**So, the correct answer is option ‘C’ i.e; fertilization outside and gestation inside the womb of mother.

Additional Information: **The term was originally used to refer to the babies born from the earliest application of artificial insemination and has now been expanded to refer to children born through the use of in vitro fertilization, the practice of fertilizing an egg outside of a woman's body.

Note: In vitro fertilization is undertaken by infertile couples, people who have genetic issues, blocked fallopian tubes, or women who are in their late fortified and want to plan a family. This technique uses advanced technology and specific types of equipment that enable and increases one’s chance of conceiving a healthy baby.