Reproductive Health
Reproductive Health PDF Notes, Important Questions and Synopsis
SYNOPSIS
- Reproductive health is the total well-being in all aspects of reproduction, i.e. physical, emotional, behavioural and social.
- Amniocentesis is a technique of drawing amniotic fluid and testing it to find out the sex and disorders of the foetus.
- Population explosion is the enormous increase in human population occurring in nature as a result of the rapid decline in the death rate and the increase in the birth rate.
- Contraceptive Methods
Natural Methods
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Abstinence
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Coitus interruptus
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Lactational amenorrhea
Barrier Methods
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Condoms
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Diaphragms
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Cervical caps
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Vaults
Chemical Methods
- Spermicides
Oral Contraceptive Pills
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Mini pills
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Combined pills
Intrauterine Devices
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Non-mediated IUDs
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Hormone-releasing IUDs
Surgical Methods
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Vasectomy (Males)
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Tubectomy (Females)
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Intentional or voluntary termination of pregnancy before the full term of pregnancy is called medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) or induced abortion.
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Diseases or infections which are transmitted through sexual intercourse are collectively called sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) or venereal diseases (VDs) or reproductive tract infections (RTIs).
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Types of STDs
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Infertility is the failure to conceive within one or more years of regular unprotected coitus.
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Types of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART)
Related Chapters
- The Living World
- Biological Classification
- Plant Kingdom
- Animal Kingdom
- Morphology of Flowering Plants
- Anatomy of Flowering Plants
- Structural Organisation in Animals
- Cell : The Unit of Life
- Biomolecules
- Cell Cycle and Cell Division
- Transport in Plants
- Mineral Nutrition
- Photosynthesis in Higher Plants
- Respiration in Plants
- Plant Growth and Development
- Digestion and Absorption
- Breathing and Exchange of Gases
- Body Fluids and Circulation
- Excretory Products and their Elimination
- Locomotion and Movement
- Neural Control and Coordination
- Chemical Coordination and Integration
- Reproduction in Organisms
- Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
- Human Reproduction
- Principles of Inheritance and Variation
- Molecular Basis of Inheritance
- Evolution
- Human Health and Disease
- Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production
- Microbes in Human Welfare
- Biotechnology : Principles and Processes
- Biotechnology and its Applications
- Organisms and Populations
- Ecosystem
- Biodiversity and Conservation
- Environmental Issues