A large number of married couples the world over are childless. It is shocking to know that in India the female partner is often blamed for the couple being childless.
(a) Why in your opinion the female partner is often blamed for such situations in India ? Mention any two values that you as a biology student can promote to check this social evil.
(b) State any two reasons responsible for the cause of infertility.
(c) Suggest a technique that can help the couple to have a child where the problem is with the male partner.
(a) In India the female partner is often blamed for the couple being childless because our society is a male dominating society so nobody blames the male. Lack of education, awareness is the another reason. People are not aware about scientific reasons for infertility.
Two values that we can promote to check this social evil are:
i. People should be given proper education about all this. They should be made to understand that both the male and the female can have problems.
ii. They should be made aware of the causes for infertility and the ways how to overcome it.
(b) The reasons responsible for the cause of infertility are -:
i. Physical
ii. Congenital etc.
(c) Artificial insemination is a technique that can help the couple to have a child where the problem is with male partner. In this technique, semen collected either from husband or a healthy donor is artificially introduced into vagina or uterus of the female.
Which of the following approaches does not give the defined action of contraceptive?
| Intra-uterine devices | Increase phagocytosis of sperms, suppress sperm motility and fertilising capacity of sperms. |
| Hormonal contraceptives | Prevent/retard entry of sperms, prevent ovulation and fertilisation |
| Vasectomy | Prevents spermatogenesis |
| Vasectomy | Prevents spermatogenesis |
In a context of amniocentesis, which of the following statement is incorrect?
It is used for prenatal sex determination
It can be used for detection of down syndrome
It can be used for detection of cleft palate
It can be used for detection of cleft palate
Which of the following cannot be detected in a developing foetus by amniocentesis?
Klinefelter's syndrome
sex of the foetus
Down's syndrome
Down's syndrome
It is commonly observed that parents feel embarrassed to discuss freely with their adolescent children about sexuality and reproduction. The result of this parental inhibition is that the children go astray sometimes.
(a) Explain the reasons that you feel are behind such embarrassment amongst some parents to freely discuss such issues with their growing children.
(b) By taking one example of a local plant and animal, how would you help these parents to overcome such inhibitions about reproduction and sexuality ?
