Which of the following statements are correct? [2023]
(A) Reproductive health refers to total well-being in all aspects of reproduction.
(B) Amniocentesis is legally banned for sex determination in India.
(C) “Saheli” a new oral contraceptive for females was developed in collaboration with ICMR (New Delhi).
(D) Amniocentesis is used to determine genetic disorders and survivability of foetus.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(B) and (C) only
(D) and (C) only
(A), (B) and (D) only
(A) and (C) only
(3)
Saheli is a new oral contraceptive for the females was developed by scientists at Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) in Lucknow, India.
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A): and the other is labelled as Reason (R). [2023]
Assertion (A): Amniocentesis for sex determination is one of the strategies of Reproductive and Child Health Care Programme.
Reason (R): Ban on amniocentesis checks increasing menace of female foeticide.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(A) is true but (R) is false.
A is false but (R) is true.
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(2)
Amniocentesis is one of the reproductive strategies. It is used to determine genetic disorder in fetus and is based on the chromosomal pattern in the amniotic fluid. It has been misused to determine sex of fetus and thus, is legally banned for the determination of sex to avoid female foeticide.
In context of amniocentesis, which of the following statements is incorrect? [2016]
It can be used for detection of Down’s syndrome.
It can be used for detection of cleft palate.
It is usually done when a woman is between 14–16 weeks pregnant.
It is used for prenatal sex determination.
(2)
Amniocentesis is fetal sex determination and disorder test based on the chromosomal pattern in the amniotic fluid surrounding the developing embryo. It can be used to determine the sex of the infant, to identify some abnormalities in the number of chromosomes and to detect certain biochemical and enzymatic abnormalities. It is usually done when woman is 14–16 weeks pregnant. Cleft palate can be detected by ultrasound.
