Birth Control

Birth Control refers to the regulation of conception by preventive methods or devices to limit the number of offspring.

Birth control refers to deliberate measures taken to prevent fertilisation, thereby avoiding unwanted pregnancies. Contraception is the general term for methods used to achieve this.

India's population crossed 1.2 billion by May 2011, making population control a national priority. The Government of India launched the Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) programme in 1997 to address population growth and reproductive health concerns.

Additional measures adopted by the Government of India include:

• Statutory minimum marriage age: 18 years for females, 21 years for males
• The popular slogan: 'Hum Do Hamare Do' (We Two, Our Two)
• Incentives for small families and awareness drives

Note: India's first family planning programme was launched in 1951, making it one of the earliest nations to do so.

An ideal contraceptive should possess all of the following qualities:

Note: No single contraceptive method perfectly meets all the above criteria. Each method involves a trade-off between effectiveness, convenience, and side effects.