Question

Prevention of pregnancy is called

• A. Contraception
• B. Conception
• C. Abortion
• D. Sterilization

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Prevention of pregnancy is called contraception. It can be done in many ways, such as natural, barrier or chemical, hormonal. In barrier method, a barrier, generally made of rubber is used to avoid the fertilization. It can be condoms, diaphragms, or vault. In hormonal or chemical methods, the female partner intake pills which contain combinations or hormones which either makes the uterus inhospitable for the sperms or it reduces the sperm motility.

So, the correct answer is 'Contraception'.