Question

Radha has three children. She does not want to have more children. Radha visits a nearby hospital, to know the methods to prevent pregnancy.

1. Mention the name of any two ways other than the surgical methods, following which Radha can avoid unwanted pregnancies.
2. Name the surgical methods to prevent pregnancy.
3. Give one example each of sexually transmitted diseases caused by bacteria and virus.

Answer 1

1. Methods other than surgical methods to avoid unwanted pregnancies are the use of contraceptive pills (oral contraceptives) and the use of condoms.
2. Surgical methods to prevent pregnancy are vasectomy, male surgical sterilisation, and tubectomy, female surgical sterilisation.
3. Examples of sexually transmitted diseases caused by bacteria are syphilis or gonorrhoea, and by viruses are HIV/AIDS or genital herpes.