The ideal contraceptive for females who want to delay pregnancy and/or space children is:
1. | Barrier contraceptive | 2. | Periodic abstinence |
3. | IUD | 4. | Hormonal pills |
The combination pill is taken by a female:
1. | Daily, for a period of 21 days beginning within the first 5 days of the menstrual cycle |
2. | On alternate days, for a period of 21 days beginning within the first 5 days of the menstrual cycle |
3. | Daily, for a period of 21 days beginning after the end of the menstrual flow |
4. | Daily, for a period of 7 days beginning after the end of the menstrual flow |
Oral contraceptive pills do not:
1. | Inhibit ovulation | 2. | Prevent implantation |
3. | Alter cervical mucus | 4. | Kill sperms |
Identify the incorrect statement regarding surgical birth control methods:
1. | They are also called as “sterilization” procedures |
2. | In males vasectomy and in females tubectomy is advised |
3. | They are terminal methods to prevent any more pregnancies |
4. | These methods are hugely popular all over the world |
Which of the following techniques is banned by law in India for pre-natal sex determination?
1. | Laparoscopy | 2. | Amniocentesis |
3. | Hysteroscopy | 4. | MRI and CT scan |
The incidence of sexually transmitted infections is reported to be very high among persons in the age group of:
1. | 15 – 24 years |
2. | 25 – 34 years |
3. | 35 – 44 years |
4. | 45 – 54 years |
Which of the following is not useful in the prevention of the spread of STDs?
1. | Avoid sex with unknown partners/ multiple partners |
2. | Use of condoms during coitus |
3. | Early diagnosis and treatment |
4. | Use of IUDs |
What is transferred into the fallopian tube in ZIFT?
1. | Zygote only |
2. | Embryos with more than 8 blastomeres |
3. | Zygote or embryos with up to 8 blastomeres |
4. | All of the above can be transferred during ZIFT |
Impotence in males and oligospermia leading to infertility can be helped by:
1. | AI | 2. | GIFT |
3. | Sperm donation | 4. | Surrogacy |
Consider the two surgical procedures given below and choose the correct statement:
1. | A is a more difficult procedure than B |
2. | The reversibility of A is good but that of B is very poor |
3. | A will make the male impotent and B will make the female infertile |
4. | Both A and B can be called as sterilization procedures |