What are the potential drawbacks in adoption of the IVF method?

A.High fatality risk to mother

B.Expensive instruments and reagents

C.Husband/wife necessary for being donors

D.Less adoption of orphans

E.Not available in India

F.Possibility that the early embryo does not survive

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The question asks which items represent genuine drawbacks in the adoption of the IVF (in‑vitro fertilisation) method.

We evaluate each listed statement:

A. “High fatality risk to mother” – Contemporary IVF procedures are performed with strict medical monitoring and have a very low maternal mortality rate; therefore this is not considered a typical drawback.

B. “Expensive instruments and reagents” – IVF requires specialised laboratory equipment (incubators, micromanipulators) and costly reagents such as culture media and hormonal drugs. The high financial cost is widely recognised as a drawback.

C. “Husband/wife necessary for being donors” – Donor gametes can be sourced from unrelated individuals; the requirement that the married couple must supply the donors is not a limitation of IVF.

D. “Less adoption of orphans” – IVF focuses on creating embryos for the intended parents rather than facilitating the adoption of orphaned children, representing a societal drawback.

E. “Not available in India” – IVF clinics are present in many Indian cities, so lack of availability is inaccurate.

F. “Possibility that the early embryo does not survive” – Embryo loss during early culture stages is a common technical challenge in IVF, making this a genuine drawback.

Summarising B, D, F only

The question asks which items represent genuine drawbacks in the adoption of the IVF (in‑vitro fertilisation) method.

We evaluate each listed statement:

A. “High fatality risk to mother” – Contemporary IVF procedures are performed with strict medical monitoring and have a very low maternal mortality rate; therefore this is not considered a typical drawback.

B. “Expensive instruments and reagents” – IVF requires specialised laboratory equipment (incubators, micromanipulators) and costly reagents such as culture media and hormonal drugs. The high financial cost is widely recognised as a drawback.

C. “Husband/wife necessary for being donors” – Donor gametes can be sourced from unrelated individuals; the requirement that the married couple must supply the donors is not a limitation of IVF.

D. “Less adoption of orphans” – IVF focuses on creating embryos for the intended parents rather than facilitating the adoption of orphaned children, representing a societal drawback.

E. “Not available in India” – IVF clinics are present in many Indian cities, so lack of availability is inaccurate.

F. “Possibility that the early embryo does not survive” – Embryo loss during early culture stages is a common technical challenge in IVF, making this a genuine drawback.

Summarising the analysis, the statements that correctly identify real drawbacks are B, D, and F. Thus the correct answer is “B, D, F only”.