Reproductive Health
Reproductive Health: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Reproductive Health, Mechanical Barrier Methods, Female Foeticides & Child Sex Ratio etc.
Important Questions on Reproductive Health
What do you understand by the child sex ratio?


The morning contraceptive pill contains a steroid hormone called testosterone.

What are morning contraceptive pills? How do these pills prevent pregnancy?

Which of the following barrier method is used by females for birth control?

Cervical caps are made up of thin rubber, used to cover the penis.

Write a short note on cervical cap.

Fill in the blank with the correct answer from the bracket.
_____ is a barrier method used in females to control birth. (Periodic absence, Cervical cap, Vasectomy)

Which among the following is the primary function of morning contraceptive pills?

Morning after pills contain synthetic form of which of the following hormone.

Fill in the blank with the correct term from the bracket.
The oral contraceptives contain a combination of _____ that prevent the release of the egg from the ovary. (vitamins, hormones, spermicide)

Name the sterilisation technique involving cutting and tying the sperm duct.

Tubectomy is the placing of a diaphragm on the cervix.

The surgical method of sterilisation in a woman involves cutting and tying of

Vasectomy is the surgical method of sterilisation in human males.

Write the full form of IUCD.

What precaution will you take to maintain reproductive health?

The sex ratio of female child is less than the male child.

Why the child sex ratio is declining at an alarming rate in some sections of our society?

Surgery can be used to end unwanted pregnancies.
