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प्रश्न
Amniocentesis for sex determination is banned in our country. Is this ban necessary? Comment.
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उत्तर
Amniocentesis is a technique in which a part of the amniotic fluid is taken out from the mother’s womb with a syringe. This fluid contains the cells of the fetus, by analyzing the chromosomes of which the sex of the foetus, genetic structure, genetic disorders and metabolic disorders can be detected. Therefore, the primary purpose of this testing process is to detect any possible disability or disorder in the child to be born so that the mother can get a basis for abortion. But nowadays, this technique is being misused to determine the sex of the foetus and to kill the female foetus. As a result, the sex ratio of our country is becoming unbalanced. Even if the female foetus is normal, abortion is done because in our society, the birth of a son is still given priority. Such an abortion is equivalent to the murder of a child, so it is very important to put a legal ban on amniocentesis.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Mention the problems that are taken care of by reproduction and child health care programme.
Your school has been selected by the Department of Education to organize and host an interschool seminar on “Reproductive Health – Problems and Practices”. However, many parents are reluctant to permit their wards to attend it. Their argument is that the topic is “too embarrassing.” Put forth four arguments with appropriate reasons and explanation to justify the topic to be very essential and timely.
If implementation of better techniques and new strategies are required to provide more efficient care and assistance to people, then why is there a statutory ban on amniocentesis? Write the use of this technique and give reason to justify the ban.
Is sex education necessary in schools? Why?
What is the causative organism for the following disease?
Syphilis
What is done in the contraception method known as vasectomy?
What is the name of surgical method of birth control (or preventing pregnancy) which is carried out in men?
What is the name of surgical method of birth control (or preventing pregnancy) which is carried out in women?
Which of the following method of contraception protects a person from acquiring a sexually transmitted disease?
(a) oral pills
(b) condom
(c) copper-T
(d) surgery
The sexually transmitted disease which is caused by bacteria is :
(a) malaria
(b) diarrhoea
(c) gonorrhoea
(d) AIDS
In the surgical method of birth control available for males, the structures A in the reproductive system are cut and ligated (tied up) at both ends. This prevents the reproductive cells B from coming out from the organs C where they are made in the male body. Since B cannot come out from the male body, they cannot fuse with cell D in the body of a female and hence pregnancy is prevented.
(a) What are structures A?
(b) What are cells B?
(c) Name the organs C.
(d) What is cell D?
(e) What is the name of this surgical procedure for birth control available to males?
In the surgical method of birth control available for human females, the structures P in the reproductive system are cut and ligated (tied up) properly at both ends. This prevents the reproductive cell Q released by an organ R from entering the structures P so that Q is not available to fuse with another reproductive cell S coming from the male reproductive system. In this way, pregnancy is prevented.
(a) What are structures P?
(b) What is cell Q?
(c) Name the organ R.
(d) What is the reproductive cell S?
(e) What is the name of this surgical method of birth control available to females?
The human males use a device X made of a very thin rubber sheet as a covering on the male organ to prevent pregnancy. This device traps the gametes Y in it. In order to prevent pregnancy, the human females use a device Z which is a circle of rubber with a metal spring around it. The device Z is put inside the vagina to cover the cervix. It stops Y from going into the uterus.
(a) What is device X?
(b) What are Y?
(c) Name the device Z.
(d) What is the general name of these methods of birth control (or preventing pregnancy)?
(e) The use of which contraceptive device, X or Z, can protect the persons from sexually transmitted diseases?
What are Sexually Transitted Diseases (STD)? List two viral and two bacterial STDs.
Prepare a poster for the school program depicting the objectives of:
"Reproductive and Child Health Care Programme".
Give scientific reasons.
Indians should follow family planning for controlling the population.
The technique which makes use of amniotic fluid for the detection of prenatal disorder is called as ______.
‘Saheli’ a new oral contraceptive developed by ______.
A national level approach to build up a reproductively healthy society was taken up in our country in ______.
The period of pregnancy is called ______
There is a greater possibility for the evolution of a new species in organisms which reproduce by ______
Explain how, offspring and parents of organisms reproducing sexually have the same number of chromosomes?
What would be the ratio of chromosome number between an egg and its zygote? How is the sperm genetically different from the egg?
Give a suitable word for the following statement.
Name of a gland which transports secretions through ducts.
Our government has legalised the age for marriage in boys and girls. Give reasons as to why one should get married after a certain age.
It is believed that height of a child depends upon the genes inherited from parents. However, it is often seen that tall parents may have short children and vice-versa. Are there factors other than genes that can cause these variations?
When was family planning programs initiated in India?
______ is responsible for the declining female: male ratio.
Select the statement which is not correct about reproductive health?
Amniocentesis technique is ______.
