section_path: Methods/In-vitro fertilisation and artificial insemination
section_name: In-vitro fertilisation and artificial insemination
paragraph_text: In-vitro fertilisation and artificial insemination
  
  In-vitro fertilisation and artificial insemination are assisted reproduction technology commonly used to treat infertility in humans. However, it has usage as a viable option for de-extinction in cases of functional extinction where all remaining individuals are of the same sex, incapable of naturally reproducing, or suffer from low genetic diversity such as the northern white rhinoceros, Yangtze giant softshell turtle, Hyophorbe amaricaulis, baiji, and vaquita. For example, viable embryos are created from preserved sperm from deceased males and ova from living females are implemented into a surrogate species.