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Explanation:

Analyze the question

The question asks: "How does in vitro fertilization work?" This relates to Reproductive Health and assisted reproductive technologies.

Evaluate the options

• Option 1: "The sperm are 'washed' to remove the unhealthy ones and then are placed directly in the uterus." This describes intrauterine insemination (IUI), not in vitro fertilization (IVF).
• Option 2: "Several eggs taken from a woman and sperm from a man are put together in a lab situation." The term "in vitro" literally means "in glass" (referring to a laboratory setting like a petri dish or test tube). This option correctly describes the fertilization process occurring outside the body in a laboratory.
• Option 3: "Medicines that boost ovulation are given to stimulate the ovaries to release multiple eggs at one time." This describes ovulation induction, which is a preliminary step in many fertility treatments but does not define the fertilization process of IVF itself.

Determine the correct answer

Option 2 is the most accurate and direct description of how in vitro fertilization (IVF) works.

Answer:

• (A) The sperm are 'washed' to remove the unhealthy ones and then are placed directly in the uterus.
• (B) Several eggs taken from a woman and sperm from a man are put together in a lab situation. (Correct answer)
• (C) Medicines that boost ovulation are given to stimulate the ovaries to release multiple eggs at one time.