The use of _____ is associated with an increased risk of transmitting genetic defects,such as those related to infertility,onto male children.

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The use of Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) is associated with an increased risk of transmitting genetic defects to male offspring. This is because ICSI involves the injection of a single sperm directly into an egg, bypassing natural selection processes that may have weeded out abnormal sperm. Therefore, any genetic defects that may be present in the sperm used for ICSI may be directly passed onto the resulting offspring. IVF, GIFT, IUI, and ZIFT do not involve direct injection of sperm into an egg, and therefore are not associated with the same increased risk of genetic defects in male offspring.

The Use of _____ Is Associated with an Increased Risk