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Which of the following is an ideal contraceptive for the females who want to delay pregnancy and/or space children?
Which of the following is an ideal contraceptive for the females who want to delay pregnancy and/or space children?
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The correct option is A IntraUterine Devices
Contraceptives :
Contraceptives are devices, drugs or methods that serve to prevent pregnancy.
Barrier methods :
Barrier contraceptive methods are made of rubber that prevent the physical meeting of sperm and ovum.
1) Examples include condoms, diaphragms, cervical caps etc.
2) They cannot be used for a long time period continuously and are used just before coitus.
3) Thus, they are not the ideal contraceptive for spacing between children.
IntraUterine Devices (IUDs) :
IntraUterine Devices (IUDs) are devices which are inserted by doctors or expert nurses in the uterus through vagina.
1) They are available in various sizes and shapes to suit different women.
2) Cu releasing IUDs release copper ions in the uterus to suppress the motility and fertilising capacity of sperms.
3) Depending upon the choice of contraception period, it can be inserted for 3,5 or 10 years.
4) It is the ideal contraceptives for spacing between the children.
Oral Contraceptive pills :
Oral contraceptive pills are usually hormonal preparations such as progestogens or progestogen-estrogen combinations used by females for oral administration.
1) These contraceptives work either by delaying ovulation (release of secondary oocytes) or by preventing fertilisation.
2) Long term use of oral pills can have side effects. Thus, they are not the ideal contraceptive for spacing between children.
Surgical methods :
Surgical methods involve sterilization of male or female partners.
1) They are used as the terminal methods to prevent any more pregnancies.
2) It includes vasectomy in males (vas deferens is cut and tied up) and tubectomy in females (fallopian tube is cut and tied up).
3) They cannot be reversed when pregnancy is required. Thus, they are not the ideal contraceptive for spacing between children.
Final answer :
(B) Intrauterine Devices
Contraceptives :
Contraceptives are devices, drugs or methods that serve to prevent pregnancy.
Barrier methods :
Barrier contraceptive methods are made of rubber that prevent the physical meeting of sperm and ovum.
1) Examples include condoms, diaphragms, cervical caps etc.
2) They cannot be used for a long time period continuously and are used just before coitus.
3) Thus, they are not the ideal contraceptive for spacing between children.
IntraUterine Devices (IUDs) :
IntraUterine Devices (IUDs) are devices which are inserted by doctors or expert nurses in the uterus through vagina.
1) They are available in various sizes and shapes to suit different women.
2) Cu releasing IUDs release copper ions in the uterus to suppress the motility and fertilising capacity of sperms.
3) Depending upon the choice of contraception period, it can be inserted for 3,5 or 10 years.
4) It is the ideal contraceptives for spacing between the children.
Oral Contraceptive pills :
Oral contraceptive pills are usually hormonal preparations such as progestogens or progestogen-estrogen combinations used by females for oral administration.
1) These contraceptives work either by delaying ovulation (release of secondary oocytes) or by preventing fertilisation.
2) Long term use of oral pills can have side effects. Thus, they are not the ideal contraceptive for spacing between children.
Surgical methods :
Surgical methods involve sterilization of male or female partners.
1) They are used as the terminal methods to prevent any more pregnancies.
2) It includes vasectomy in males (vas deferens is cut and tied up) and tubectomy in females (fallopian tube is cut and tied up).
3) They cannot be reversed when pregnancy is required. Thus, they are not the ideal contraceptive for spacing between children.
Final answer :
(B) Intrauterine Devices
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