Reproductive Health

The stage transferred into the uterus after induced fertilization of ovum in the laboratory is

1. morula
2. embryo at 2 blastomeres stage
3. zygote
4. embryo at 4 blastomeres stage

One of the following is not a method of contraception. Which one?

1. Pills of a combination of oxytocin and vasopressin
2. Lippes loop
3. Condoms
4. Tubectomy

Which one of the following statements is correct regarding Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) ?

1. Haemophilia is one of the STD
2. The chances of a 5-year-old boy contracting an STD are very little
3. A person may contract syphilis by sharing milk with one already suffering from the disease
4. Genital herpes and sickle-cell anaemia are both STD

What is the figure given below showing in particular ? [Figure]

1. Uterine cancer
2. Vasectomy
3. Tubectomy
4. Ovarian cancer

The test-tube baby programme employs which one of the following techniques ?

1. Intra cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)
2. Gamete intra fallopian transfer (GIFT)
3. Intra uterine insemination (IUI)
4. Zygote intra fallopian transfer (ZIFT)

The technique called gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) is recommended for those females:

1. who cannot produce an ovum
2. who cannot retain the foetus inside uterus
3. who cannot provide suitable environment for fertilisation
4. whose cervical canal is too narrow to allow passage for the sperms

Which one of the following is the most widely accepted method of contraception in India, as at present ?

1. IUDs (Intra uterine devices)
2. Tubectomy
3. Cervical caps
4. Diaphragms

Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) is considered safe up to how many weeks of pregnancy ?

1. Twelve weeks
2. Eighteen weeks
3. Six weeks
4. Eight weeks

In vitro fertilization is a technique that involves transfer of which one of the following into the fallopian tube?

1. Zygote only
2. Embryo only, upto 8 cell stage
3. Either zygote or early embryo upto 8 cell stage
4. Embryo of 32 cell stage

The permissible use of the technique amniocentesis is for

1. transfer of embryo into the uterus of a surrogate mother
2. detecting any genetic abnormality
3. detecting sex of the unborn foetus
4. artificial insemination