Question

select the correct answer.

medical science provides many ways to diagnose the cause of infertility and to treat it.

which procedure involves \washing\ to separate healthy sperm from the unhealthy ones, and then placing this concentration of healthy sperm into the uterus around the time of ovulation?

intrauterine insemination
in vitro fertilization
surrogacy

Explanation:

Analyze the question prompt

The question asks to identify a medical procedure that involves "washing" to separate healthy sperm from unhealthy ones, and then placing this concentration of healthy sperm directly into the uterus around the time of ovulation.

Evaluate the options

• Intrauterine Insemination (IUI): This is a fertility treatment where sperm is washed and concentrated, then placed directly inside a woman's uterus around the time of ovulation to facilitate fertilization.
• In vitro fertilization (IVF): This is a process of fertilization where an egg is combined with sperm outside the body, in vitro ("in glass"), and the resulting embryo is later transferred to the uterus. This does not match placing sperm directly into the uterus for natural fertilization.
• Surrogacy: This is an arrangement where a woman carries and delivers a child for another person or couple.

Connect to mastered concepts

Using the In Vitro Fertilization and Assisted Reproductive Technology knowledge points, we can distinguish between different fertility treatments. While IVF involves fertilizing eggs outside the body, the procedure described in the prompt—where sperm is prepared and placed directly into the uterus—is specifically known as Intrauterine Insemination (IUI).

Answer:

• Intrauterine Insemination (Correct answer)
• In vitro fertilization
• surrogacy