NEET 2022 Re · Class 12

Reproductive Health

IUDs are small objects made up of plastic or copper that are inserted in the uterine cavity. Which of the following statements are correct about IUDs? (a) IUDs decrease phagocytosis of sperm within the uterus. (b) The released copper ions suppress the sperm motility. (c) IUDs do not make the cervix hostile to the sperm. (d) IUDs suppress the fertilization capacity of sperm. (e) The IUDs require surgical intervention for their insertion in the uterine cavity. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: [NEET Re-2022]

  1. (A)(d) only
  2. (B)(a), (d) and (e) only
  3. (C)(b) and (c) only
  4. (D)(b) and (d) only

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

IUDs increase phagocytosis of sperms within the uterus and the Cu ions released suppress sperm motility and the fertilising capacity of sperms.

Chapter
Reproductive Health
Section
3.2 POPULATION STABILISATION AND BIRTH CONTROL
Page
3
Words matched
22 of 22

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How this line gives the answer

0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states both that 'Cu ions released suppress sperm motility' (supporting option b) and that they suppress 'the fertilising capacity of sperms' (supporting option d), which directly matches the correct answer D.

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