What is true of natural methods of contraception?

  • They increase phagocytosis of sperms

  • They employ barriers to prevent fertilization

  • They are natural ways of avoiding chances of fertilization

  • They are surgical methods and are terminal methods

What is the method called where the male withdraws his penis just before ejaculation?

  • Coitus interruptus

  • Lactational amenorrhoea

  • Withdrawal

  • Both (1) and (3)

Barrier methods are available for:

  • Only males

  • Only females

  • Both (a) and (b)

  • None of these

Condoms:

 

 

  • Increase sperm phagocytosis

  • Decrease sperm motility

  • Prevent the ejaculated semen from entering the female reproductive tract

  • Inhibit ovulation

Condoms are barriers that cover:

  • Penis in male and ovary in female

  • Penis in male and cervix and vagina in female

  • Scrotum in male and cervix and vagina in female

  • Cervix in male and vagina in female

Nirodh is a popular brand of:

  • Contraceptive pill

  • Condom

  • IUD

  • Diaphragm

A lady is diagnosed to have both her fallopian tubes blocked. What ART can help her to conceive a child?

  • GIFT

  • ZIFT

  • IVF

  • SUZI

Which of the following is an abortion pill?

  • DMPA

  • RU486

  • NET-EN

  • Nonoxynol-9

What does RCH stand for?

  • Reproductive and Complete Health
  • Regional and Central Healthcare
  • Reproductive and Child Healthcare
  • Reproductive and Cumulative Health

Statutory ban on amniocentesis in India was necessary because:

  • It is a very expensive
  • It can tell about chromosomal aberrations
  • It is an invasive procedure and carries high risk of abortions
  • It can be used for pre-natal sex determination to be fetus leading to female feticides

"Saheli" is a(n)

  • NGO working for female child rights

  • Mid-wife working in villages to help in child immunization

  • A national helpline number for prevention of crimes against women

  • Oral contraceptive for females

Natural methods for contraception work on the principle of:

  • Preventing fertilization

  • Preventing implantation

  • Preventing ovulation

  • Preventing embryo development

The ideal contraceptive for females who want to delay pregnancy and/or space children is:

  • 1 Brrier contraceptive

  • 2. Periodic astinence

  • 3. IUD

  • 4. Hormonal pills

Emergency contraceptive methods must be employed within:

  • 72 hours of ovulation

  • 72 hours of onset of menstrual flow

  • 72 hours of unprotected coitus

  • 72 hours of cessation of menstrual flow

Identify the incorrect statement regarding surgical birth control methods:

  • They are also called as "sterilization" procedures

  • In males vasectomy and in females tubectomy is advised

  • They are terminal methods to prevent any more pregnancies

  • These methods are hugely popular all over the world

ART [used to help infertile couples] stands for:

  • Assisted Reproductive Technologies

  • Artificial Reproductive Technologies

  • Augmented Reproductive Technologies

  • Anomalous Reproductive Technologies

In 'test-tube baby' procedure:

  • Fertilization is in-vitro but embryo development is in-vivo

  • Fertilization is in-vivo but embryo development is in-vitro

  • Both fertilization and embryo development are in-vitro

  • Both fertilization and embryo development are in-vivo

Which of the following is the least effective method of birth control?

  • vasectomy

  • rhythm method

  • the pill

  • IUD

The drug RU-486 is taken after sexual intercourse. It blocks implantation, and in this sense it prevents pregnancy_.

  • like spermicidal foam

  • in a manner similar to tubal ligation

  • like the familiar birth control pill used for the last 30 years

  • 4 by blocking progesterone receptors in the uterus, thus preventing progesterone from maintaining pregnancy

Birth control pills contain synthetic estrogen and progesterone. How might these hormones prevent pregnancy?

  • They cause the corpus luteum to degenerate.

  • They keep the pituitary from secreting FSH and LH, so ovulation does not occur.

  • They cause the lining of the uterus to be sloughed off.

  • 4 They trigger premature ovulation, before an egg is mature.

Transfer of an ovum collected from a donor into the fallopian tube of another female is called as:

  • ZIFT

  • GIFT

  • SUZI

  • ICSI

Vasectomies:

  • Inhibit testosterone production

  • Prevent sperm from entering the semen

  • Inhibit spem production

  • Interfere with male potency

Periodic abstinence is a natural method of contraception where the couples avoid or abstain from coitus during the period of the menstrual cycle when:

  • There is menstrual flow

  • The ovulation is most likely to occur

  • The corpus luteum is most active

  • The proliferative phase begins

Progesterone alone or in combination with estrogen can also be used as contraceptives by females as injections or implants under their skin. When used in this manner, they:

  • do not affect the release of the ovum

  • induce a foreign body reaction leading to rejection of the implanted blastocyst

  • can cause increased risk of ectopic pregnancy

  • have a much longer effective period

Emergency contraception is administering any of the following within 72 hours of unprotected sexual activity except:

  • Combination pill
  • IUD
  • Large amount of prgesterone
  • Large amount of estrogen

Consider the two surgical procedures given below and choose the correct statement :

  • A is a more difficult procedure than B

  • The reversibility of A is good but that of B is very poor

  • A will make the male impotent and B will make the female infertile

  • Both A and B can be called as sterilzation procedures

Match the following sexually transmitted diseases (Column - I) with their causative agent (Column - II) and select the correct option.


     

      A    B    C   D

  • (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)

  • (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)

  • (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)

  • (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)

The function of copper ions in copper releasing IUD’s is

  • they suppress sperm motility and fertilising capacity of sperms

  • they inhibit gametogenesis

  • they make uterus unsuitable for implantation

  • they inhibit ovulation

In case of a couple, where the male is having a very low sperm count, which technique will be suitable for fertilisation?

  • Intrauterine Transfer

  • Gamete intracytoplasmic fallopian transfer

  • Artificial Insemination

  • Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection

Which of the following is hormone-releasing IUD?

  • LNG-20

  • Multiload-375

  • Lippes loop

  • Cu-7

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