Question

An IUD that is recommended to suppress sperm motility and the fertilising capacity of sperm is –

• A. Progestasert
• B. Multiload 375
• C. Lippe’s loop
• D. LNG - 20

Answer 1

The correct option is B Multiload 375

• Option (D) is the correct answer because copper releasing IUDs example, Multiload 375 provide contraception primarily by suppressing sperm motility and the fertilising capacity of sperms.

• Option (B) and (C) are incorrect because LNG-20 and Progestasert are hormone releasing IUDs which provide contraception by preventing implantation and the cervix hostile to sperms.

• Option (A) is incorrect because Lippe’s loop is a non-medicated IUD and does not provide contraception by suppressing sperm motility and the fertilising capacity of sperms.