How do copper and hormone releasing IUDs act as contraceptives? E… - Vidyadip

Question

How do copper and hormone releasing IUDs act as contraceptives? Explain.

✓

Answer

The copper releasing IUDs release Cu ions, which suppress sperm motility and the fertilising capacity of sperms.
The hormone releasing IUDs make the uterus unsuitable for implantation and the cervix hostile to the sperms.

Need a full question paper?

Generate a complete, print-ready paper with questions like this in minutes — across 16+ boards, with answer keys.

Start Generating Free

Explore more

More "Answer the following questions." from Reproductive Health→Reproductive Health — all question types→BIOLOGY STD 12 Science question papers→Maharashtra Board STD 12 Science question papers→Maharashtra Board question paper generator→

Similar questions

Three types of food chains.

List the two main propositions of Oparin and Haldane.

If the chromosome numbers in meiocytes of human beings, rat, elephant, rice, butterfly and onion are 46, 42, 56, 24, 380 and 32, respectively.
What will be the chromosome numbers in gametes of these species?

How are oncogenic viruses different from proto oncogenes?

Draw a neat diagram of thyroid gland and label thyroid follicle, follicular cells and blood capillaries.

In Snapdragon, A cross between true breeding red flower $(RR)$ plants and true breeding white flower $(rr)$ plants showed a Progeny of plants with all pink flowers.

The appearance of pink flowers is not known as blending. Why?
What is the phenomenon known as?

Fill in the blank (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) with name of the mammals of Australia.

S. No	Placental mammal	Marsupial mammal
(i)	Anteater	(i)
(ii)	(ii)	Spotted cuscus
(iii)	Bob cat	(iii)
(iv)	(iv)	Tasmanian wolf

How a portal vein differs from normal vein?

Name the five key tools for accomplishing the tasks of recombinant DNA technology. Also mention the functions of each tool.

Name the largest cell of the embryo sac.