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प्रश्न
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.
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उत्तर
It is very important to attend the seminar on ‘Reproductive Health – Problems and Practices’ as it deals with the problems and strategies of reproductive health. It makes children aware of the following points:
- It makes them aware about reproduction.
- It prevents sex abuse and sex-related crime. People should think and take up necessary steps to prevent sex abuse and build up a reproductively healthy society.
- Students will have proper knowledge of reproductive organs, adolescence and sexually transmitted diseases.
- It provides information about reproduction-related problems and menstrual problems so students can seek timely medical help.
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Do you think that reproductive health in our country has improved in the past 50 years? If yes, mention some such areas of improvement.
What are the measures one has to take to prevent from contracting STDs?
State True/False with explanation.
Creating awareness about sex-related aspects is an effective method to improve reproductive health of the people.
Write the full form of the following as it occur in biology :
HIV
Name two devices used in the barrier method of birth control.
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?
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?
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?
Mention any one symptom of the diseases/disorders named above.
Draw a well labelled diagram of L.S. human testis.
Why is it necessary to maintain reproductive health? Which precautions one should follow to maintain reproductive health?
The technique which makes use of amniotic fluid for the detection of prenatal disorder is called as ______.
A national level approach to build up a reproductively healthy society was taken up in our country in ______.
Explain how, offspring and parents of organisms reproducing sexually have the same number of chromosomes?
John and Radha were classmates since childhood. When Radha became eleven years old, she developed a little swelling on her neck. She visited the doctor who started medication for her. After a few years, John also developed a slight protrusion on his throat. He got worried and went to the doctor. But, the doctor assured him that it was a normal feature in boys while they are growing up. Can you think of any reasons for the difference in diagnoses?
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?
Reproductive health refers only to healthy reproductive functions. Comment.
Do you justify the statutory ban on amniocentesis in our country? Give reasons.
Under which category of contraceptive methods, is the use of condom kept? In what way, its use is better as compared to other methods of contraception?
