Identify the practices followed to avoid sexually transmitted infection.

A. Avoiding sex with unknown partners/multiple partners
B. Using condom during coitus
C. Periodic Abstinence
D. Insertion of copper-T in the uterus

Choose the correct answer from the option given below:

A and B only

The correct answer is Option (2) → A and B only

Infections or diseases which are transmitted through sexual intercourse are collectively called sexually transmitted infections (STI) or venereal diseases (VD) or reproductive tract infections (RTI). Gonorrhoea, syphilis, genital herpes, chlamydiasis, genital warts, trichomoniasis, hepatitis-B and of course, the most discussed infection in the recent years, HIV leading to AIDS are some of the common STIs. Among these, HIV infection is most dangerous.

One could be free of these infections by following the simple principles given below:

(i) Avoid sex with unknown partners/multiple partners.

(ii) Always try to use condoms during coitus.

(iii) In case of doubt, one should go to a qualified doctor for early detection and get complete treatment if diagnosed with infection.

Periodic abstinence is a natural method of birth control in which the couples avoid or abstain from coitus from day 10 to 17 of the menstrual cycle when ovulation could be expected. As chances of fertilisation are very high during this period, it is called the fertile period. Therefore, by abstaining from coitus during this period, conception could be prevented.

CuT and Cu7 refer to Copper-T intrauterine devices, which have copper incorporated into the device and these increase phagocytosis of sperms within the uterus and the Cu ions released suppress sperm motility and the fertilising capacity of sperms.