NEETZoologyReproductive Health
For whom are surgical methods generally advised?
Options
- AOnly males
- BOnly females
- CBoth male and female partners
- DAdolescents
Correct answer
C. Both male and female partners
Step-by-step solution
Surgical methods, also called sterilisation, are generally advised for the male/female partner as a terminal method to prevent any more pregnancies . Surgical intervention blocks gamete transport and thereby prevent conception. Sterilisation procedure in the male is called ‘vasectomy’ and that in the female, ‘tubectomy’. In vasectomy, a small part of the vas deferens is removed or tied up through a small incision on the scrotum whereas in tubectomy, a small part of the fallopian tube is removed or tied up through a