Test: Problems and Strategies Population explosion & Birth Control (November 7) - NEET MCQ

a) Most birth control pills are "combination pills" containing a mix of the hormones estrogen and progesterone to prevent ovulation.

b) A condom acts as a physical barrier that prevents sperm from entering the uterus and reaching an egg.

c) The testes still make sperm, but the sperm die and are absorbed by the body. A man who has had a vasectomy still makes semen and is able to ejaculate. But the semen doesn't contain sperm.

d) The copper IUD works by stopping the sperm and egg meeting and changing the lining of the uterus/womb. This makes it difficult for a fertilised egg to stick to the lining to start a pregnancy. When it is first inserted (put in) it starts working straight away to prevent pregnancy.

Risk period is from mid preovulatory to mid postovulatory.

Diaphragms ain't spermicidal Because it doesn't kill the sperms instead prevents sperm entry as they are to be placed in the cervical region as a barrier / cover .

Intra uterine device (IUD) is a method of contraception in India. The IUD is inserted in the woman’s uterus through the cervix.

One of the legal methods of birth control is periodic in which couple abstain from coitus from day 10 to 17 of the menstrual cycle.
Abortion by taking medicine is not a legal method. A daybreak coitus may increase the chances of contraception.

Saheli was developed by scientists at the Central Drug Research Institute. This institute is located at Lucknow in India. It belongs to a class of drugs called SERMs or Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators.

The chromosomal pattern in the amniotic fluid is detected using the technique called amniocentesis. This chromosomal pattern is called karyogenesis and can be used to detect the nature of chromosomes. Hence it can be exploited to determine sex of the fetus.

Reproduction-related problems are ones that affect reproductive health. These include difficulties in pregnancy and delivery, STDs, abortions, menstrual problems, infertility, contraception, and many more.

Reproductive and Child Health Care (RCH) programs were developed to cover a considerable range of reproduction-related issues. These did not encompass abortion. Abortion does not determine reproductive health.

Reproductive health refers to the proper maintenance of reproductive organs and ensuring the smooth functioning of the same.