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CHAPTER-1:-REPRODUCTION IN ORGANISMS
CHAPTER-3:-HUMAN REPRODUCTION
CHAPTER-4:-REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
1. WHO-DEFINITION OF HEALTH
2. Family planning-1951 RCH- Reproductive and Child Healthcare
3. Amniocentesis-test based upon the chromosomal pattern in the amniotic fluid
surrounding the embryo
4. Saheli-CDRI, Lucknow,MMR and IMR
5. Contraceptive methods-
I. Natural methods:-(periodic abstinence-day 10 to day 17 0f menstrual cycle,coitus
interruptus, lactational amenorrhoea-up to 6 months after parturition)
II. Artificial methods:-barrier method (condoms, diaphragm,cervical caps, vault),
chemical method(spermicidal jellies, creams,foams), hormonal method (oral
contraceptive pills) IUDs ( Cu-T, LNG), surgical method(vasectomy,
tubectomy),Oral contraceptive pills-pregesteron and estrogen combination. Taken
for regular 21 days (within the first 5 days of menstrual cycle).Then a gap of 7
days during menstruation.
6. Medical termination pregnancy- legalized in India in 1971. Safe up to 12 weeks of
pregnancy.
7. Sexually transmitted diseases-
8. Infertility:-ART- Assisted Reproductive Technologies
I. In vitro fertilization or test tube baby- zygote or early embryo up to 8 blastomeres
can be transferred to fallopian tube. ZIFT- zygote intra fallopian transfer.
Embryos with more than 8 blastomeres are transferred to uterus and called intra-
uterine transfer (IUT).
II. In vivo fertilization- inside females body.to assist those females who cannot
conceive
III. Gift- gamete intra fallopian transfer. Transfer of an ovum from a donor to another
femalesfallopoian
IV. Intra cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)-
V. Artificial insemination (AI)-Intra-Uterine-Insemination(IUI)