Q. Consider the statements given below regarding contraception and answer as directed thereafter (a) Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) during first trimester is generally safe (b) Generally chances of conception are nil until mother breast-feeds the infant upto two years (c) Intrauterine devices like copper-T are effective contraceptives (d) Contraception pills may be taken upto one week after coitus to prevent conception Which two of the above statements are correct?
A) a, b
B) b, c
C) c, d
D) a, c
Explanation
[Solution from source] NCERT notes that MTP in the first trimester (up to 12 weeks) is relatively safe, and that IUDs like Copper-T are effective contraceptives. Lactational amenorrhoea is reliable only up to about six months after birth, and emergency pills must be taken within 72 hours, not a week. Answer (4).
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