Reproductive Health Flashcards
What do you think is the significance of reproductive health in a society?
Reproductive health is the total well being in all aspects of reproduction.it includes physical, emotional, i behavioural, and social well-being. Sexually transmitted diseases such as AIDS, gonorrhoea, etc are transferred from one individual to another through sexual contact. It can also lead to unwanted pregnancies. Hence, it is necessary to create awareness among people. Especially the youth, regarding various reproduction related aspects as the young individuals are the future of the country and they are most susceptible of acquiring sexually transmitted diseases.
Creating awareness about the available birth control methods, sexually transmitted diseases and their preventive measures, and gender equality will help in bringing up a socially conscious healthy family. Spreading awareness regarding uncontrolled population growth and social evils among young individuals will help in building up a reproductively healthy society.
Suggest the aspects of reproductive health which need to be given special attention in the present scenario.
→ Counselling and creating awareness among people, especially the youth, about various aspects of reproductive health, such as STD’s, available contraceptive methods, case of pregnant mothers, adolescence etc.
→ providing support and facilities such as medical assistance to people during pregnancy, STD’s, abortions, contraceptives, infertility, etc for building a reproductively healthy society.
Is sex education necessary in schools? Why?
Yes
Introduction of sex education in schools is necessary. It would provide right information to young individuals at the right time about various aspects of reproductive health such as reproductive organs, puberty and adolescence related changes, safe sexual practices, STD’s etc. The young individual or adolescents are more susceptible in acquiring various STD’s.
Hence, providing information to them at the right time would help them to lead a reproductively healthy life and also protect them from the myths and misconceptions about various sex related issues.
Do you think that reproductive health in our country has improved in the past 50 years? If yes, mention some such areas of improvement.
Yes
→ massive child immunization programme, which has lead to a decrease in the infant mortality rate.
→ maternal and infant mortality rate, which has been decreased drastically due to better post natal care.
→ family planning, which has motivated people to have smaller families.
→ use of contraceptive, which has resulted in a decrease in the rate of STD’s and unwanted pregnancies.
What are the suggested reasons for population explosion?
→ rapid decline in death rate, maternal mortality rate and infant mortality.
→ increase in individuals of reproductive age.
→ better medical facilities, increase in lifespan of people.
→ good food supply and medical assistance.
→ illiteracy causes people to be unaware of birth control measures leading to unwanted pregnancies.
Is the use of contraceptives justified? Give reasons.
Yes, the use of contraceptives is absolutely justified. The human population is increasing tremendously. Therefore, to regulate the population growth by regulating reproduction has become a necessary demand in the present times. Various contraceptive devices have been devised to reduce unwanted pregnancies, which help in bringing down the increased birth rate and hence, in checking population explosion.
Removal of gonads cannot be considered as a contraceptive option. Why?
Contraceptive devices are used to prevent unwanted pregnancy and to prevent the spreading of STDs. There are many methods, such as natural, barrier, oral and surgical methods, that prevent unwanted pregnancy. However, the complete removal of gonads cannot be a contraceptive option because it will lead to infertility and unavailability of certain hormones that are required for normal functioning of accessory reproductive parts. Therefore, only those contraceptive methods can be used that prevent the chances of fertilisation rather than making the person infertile forever.
Removal of gonads cannot be considered as a contraceptive option. Why?
Contraceptive devices are used to prevent unwanted pregnancy and to prevent the spreading of STDs. There are many methods, such as natural, barrier, oral and surgical methods, that prevent unwanted pregnancy. However, the complete removal of gonads cannot be a contraceptive option because it will lead to infertility and unavailability of certain hormones that are required for normal functioning of accessory reproductive parts. Therefore, only those contraceptive methods can be used that prevent the chances of fertilisation rather than making the person infertile forever.
Amniocentesis for sex determination is banned in our country, Is this ban necessary? Comment.
Amniocentesis is a pre-natal diagnostic technique that is used to determine the sex and metabolic disorders of the developing foetus in the mother’s uterus through the observation of the chromosomal patterns. This method was developed so as to determine any kind of genetic disorder present in the foetus. However, unfortunately,this technique is being misused to defect the sex of the child before birth and the female foetus is then aborted. Thus to prevent the increasing female foeticides , it is necessary to ban the usage of amniocentesis technique for determining the sex of a child.
