Which one of the following, is NOT an example of intra uterine contraceptive device?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Progestogen
Option (1) Multiload 375 — An IUD. A copper releasing IUD.
Option (2) Progestasert — An IUD. A hormone releasing IUD.
Option (3) Progestogen — Not an IUD. Progestogen is a hormone used in pills, injections and implants.
Option (4) LNG - 20 — An IUD. A hormone releasing IUD.
NCERT Extract:
Population Stabilisation and Birth Control – “… Another effective and popular method is the use of Intra Uterine Devices (IUDs). These devices are inserted by doctors or expert nurses in the uterus through vagina. These Intra Uterine Devices are presently available as the non-medicated IUDs (e.g., Lippes loop), copper releasing IUDs (CuT, Cu7, Multiload 375) and the hormone releasing IUDs (Progestasert, LNG-20) (Figure 3.2).”
Population Stabilisation and Birth Control – “… Oral administration of small doses of either progestogens or progestogen-estrogen combinations is another contraceptive method used by the females.”