Which of the following is NOT an Intra Uterine Device?

Saheli

The correct answer is Option (3) → Saheli

Oral administration of small doses of either progestogens or progestogen –estrogen combinations is a contraceptive method used by the females. They are used in the form of tablets and hence are popularly called the pills. Saheli –the new oral contraceptive for females contains a non-steroidal preparation. It is a ‘once a week’ pill with very few side effects and high contraceptive value.

The effective and popular method of contraception 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).

IUDs increase phagocytosis of sperms within the uterus and the Cu ions released suppress sperm motility and the fertilising capacity of sperms.The hormonal-releasing IUD make the uterus unsuitable for implantation and the cervix hostile to the sperms.