To prevent STIs, one should always try to use ________ during coitus.
Using condoms consistently and correctly during coitus is a simple and effective principle for preventing the transmission of STIs.
Question 152 of 187
📘 CLASS XII
________ is the inability to produce children in spite of unprotected sexual co-habitation.
Infertility is defined as the inability of a couple to conceive and produce children despite regular unprotected sexual cohabitation.
Question 153 of 187
📘 CLASS XII
In India, often the ________ is blamed for the couple being childless, though the problem may lie in the male partner.
The text notes that in Indian society, the female partner is often unfairly blamed for infertility, even though the issue frequently lies with the male partner.
Question 154 of 187
📘 CLASS XII
Couples can be assisted to have children through special techniques commonly known as assisted reproductive ________ (ART).
When corrective treatments for infertility fail, couples can turn to a range of special techniques known as Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART).
Question 155 of 187
📘 CLASS XII
________ is a method of fertilisation outside the body, followed by embryo transfer.
In vitro fertilisation (IVF) is a key procedure in ART where fertilisation of the egg by the sperm occurs outside the body in a laboratory setting.
Question 156 of 187
📘 CLASS XII
The IVF-ET method is popularly known as the ________ baby programme.
The process of in vitro fertilisation followed by embryo transfer (IVF-ET) is popularly known as the ‘test tube baby’ programme.
Question 157 of 187
📘 CLASS XII
In IVF, ova and sperms are induced to form a zygote under ________ conditions in the laboratory.
In the IVF process, fertilisation is achieved under simulated conditions in a laboratory that mimic the environment of the female reproductive tract.
Question 158 of 187
📘 CLASS XII
The transfer of a zygote or early embryo with up to 8 blastomeres into the fallopian tube is known as ________.
ZIFT stands for Zygote Intra Fallopian Transfer, a procedure where a zygote or an embryo with up to 8 blastomeres is transferred into the fallopian tube for further development.
Question 159 of 187
📘 CLASS XII
In ________, embryos with more than 8 blastomeres are transferred into the uterus.
IUT, or Intra Uterine Transfer, is the procedure of transferring an embryo that has developed to a stage with more than 8 blastomeres directly into the uterus.
Question 160 of 187
📘 CLASS XII
Embryos formed by ________ fertilisation, which is the fusion of gametes within the female, can also be used for embryo transfer.
In-vivo fertilisation refers to the natural process of fertilisation occurring inside the female's body. Embryos from this process can be transferred to assist another female who cannot conceive.
