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Standard XII
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Antifertility Drugs
What are anti...
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What are antifertility drugs? Give an example.
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The drugs used to control the population (by family planning) are called antifertility drugs. Antifertility drugs are hormones (mixture of synthetic estrogen and progesterone derivatives). Examples include norethindrone and ethinyl estradiol.
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