All the following are features of an ideal contraceptive except:
1. No or least side effects
2. Very low failure rates
3. No interference in the sexual drive
4. Must be permanent
Amniocentesis cannot be used in the prenatal diagnosis of:
1. | Hypothyroidism | 2. | Sickle cell anemia |
3. | Trisomy 21 | 4. | Klinefelter’s syndrome |
What is incorrect regarding the oral contraceptive ‘Saheli’ produced by CDRI, Lucknow?
1. | Once a week pill | 2. | Contains steroids |
3. | Very few side effects | 4. | High contraceptive value |
Identify the correct statement regarding the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act in India:
1. | Legalized in 1971, the amendment act was enacted in 2017. |
2. | The recommendation of two registered medical practitioners is mandatory in all cases where MTP is allowed. |
3. | Selective abortions after amniocentesis are legalized in India. |
4. | MTP is not allowed even if there is a substantial risk of serious handicap in the child. |
Semen analysis of the male partner of an infertile couple shows a low sperm count and the female partner does not show any abnormality. The Assisted Reproductive Technology to be used INITIALLY should be:
1. IVF – Embryo Transfer
2. Artificial Insemination – IUI
3. Surrogacy
4. Androgen therapy
If detected early and treated properly, an example of a completely curable PROTOZOAN sexually Transmitted Infection [STI] is:
1. | Gonorrhoea | 2. | Syphilis |
3. | Chlamydiosis | 4. | Trichomoniasis |
The hormonal IUD, LNG-20, releases:
1. | Progesterone | 2. | Estrogen |
3. | FSH | 4. | LH |
Consider the two statements:
I: | When the vasectomy is complete the testes stop sperm production. |
II: | Post vasectomy there is a significant drop in testosterone levels. |
1. | Both I and II are correct and II explains I. |
2. | Both I and II are correct but II does not explain I. |
3. | I is correct but II is incorrect. |
4. | Both I and II are incorrect. |
Selective estrogen receptor modulator that causes asynchrony between ovarian and uterine events, and is used as once a week non-steroidal oral contraceptive pill, contains:
1. | Only progesterone |
2. | Combination of synthetic estrogen and progesterone |
3. | RU 486 |
4. | Ormeloxifene |
Match each item in Column I with one in Column II and select your answer from the codes given:
Column I |
Column II |
A. IUI |
a. injection of washed sperm into the uterus with a catheter |
B. ZIFT |
b. an egg fertilized in vitro (outside the body) is placed into a woman's fallopian tube |
C. GIFT |
c. eggs are removed from a woman's ovaries, and placed in one of the Fallopian tubes, along with the man's sperm |
D. ICSI |
d. injection of a single sperm directly into a mature egg |
Codes :
A | B | C | D | |
1. | a | b | c | d |
2. | d | b | c | a |
3. | a | c | b | d |
4. | d | c | b | a |