Home
Class 12
BIOLOGY
How do oral pills help in birth control?...

How do oral pills help in birth control? Name two common pills used.

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

Oral contracptive pills contain either progesterone alone or a combinations of progresterone and estrogen.
They help in birth control by:
(a) Inhibition of ovulation.
(b) Alternation of endometrium of uterus to make it unsuitable for implantation.
Two common types of pills used are
(a) Minipills-e.g., Saheli
(b) Combined pills e.g., Mala D, Mala N.
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

    BETTER CHOICE PUBLICATION|Exercise LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS|10 Videos
  • REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

    BETTER CHOICE PUBLICATION|Exercise MOST EXPECTED QUESTIONS|26 Videos
  • REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

    BETTER CHOICE PUBLICATION|Exercise MOST EXPECTED QUESTIONS|26 Videos
  • REPRODUCTION IN ORGANISMS

    BETTER CHOICE PUBLICATION|Exercise LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (5 MARKS)|11 Videos
  • SEXUAL REPRODUCTION IN FLOWERING PLANTS

    BETTER CHOICE PUBLICATION|Exercise MOST EXPECTED QUESTIONS|20 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

Name two common vaccines.

How do vitamin help the body?

Name two common homopoly saccharides.

How do injections and implants help in contraception?

Which class of drugs is used in birth control ?

How do leydig's cells help in spermatogenesis?

BETTER CHOICE PUBLICATION-REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH-SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
  1. Give four ill effects of over population.

    Text Solution

    |

  2. What is reproductively healthy society? List two measures to develop s...

    Text Solution

    |

  3. How do oral pills help in birth control? Name two common pills used.

    Text Solution

    |

  4. Explain briefly the effect of environment on population.

    Text Solution

    |

  5. Write four measures to prevent from contacting STDs.

    Text Solution

    |

  6. What are STDs? Write the causative agent of gonorrhea.

    Text Solution

    |

  7. List the suggested reasons for the population explosion.

    Text Solution

    |

  8. Name atleast four ARTs which have decreased the number of cases of inf...

    Text Solution

    |

  9. What is test tube baby ? What is the significance of test tube baby?

    Text Solution

    |

  10. What is amniocentesis ? What is the major disadvantage of amniocentesi...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. Amniocentesis the foetal sex determination test is banned in our coutn...

    Text Solution

    |

  12. Explain : Amniocentesis and its significance

    Text Solution

    |

  13. Explain : Surgical methods of birth control

    Text Solution

    |

  14. What is STDS? Write their causative agents.

    Text Solution

    |

  15. What is AI? Give its significance.

    Text Solution

    |

  16. A particular technique helps to diagnose genetic disorder in a foetus....

    Text Solution

    |

  17. Why there is inequality of sexes in human population?

    Text Solution

    |

  18. Name two STDs? Write a note on any one of them.

    Text Solution

    |

  19. Suggest some control measures for the growth of human population in In...

    Text Solution

    |

  20. Define Infertility. Give two causes of infertility. Name two ART's to ...

    Text Solution

    |