In May,2000.

It is necessary to check the population growth for the following resons:
(i) to reduse pressure on the agriculture.
(ii) to maintain the natural resources
(iii) to alleviate social problems like housing,employment etc.
(iv) to have a reproductively heathy society.

Family Planning

It was initiated in 1957.

A society with people having physically and functionally normal reproductive organs and normal emotional and behavioural interactions among them in all sex-related aspects is considered a reproductively heathy society.

According to WHO reproductive health means a total, well-being in ohysical emotional, behavioural and social aspects of reproduction.

(i) Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome(AIDS)
(ii) Hepatitis-B

In tubectomy, a small part of the Fallopian tube is cut and tied up. This prevents egg to reach Fallopian tube, thus
help in contraception.

Amniocentesis is a foetal sex-determination test with both positive and negative applications.
Positive Application It is a medical procedure used in prenatal diagnosis of chromosomal abnormalities, foetal infections, etc.
Negative Application It has lead to increased female foeticide in gender based communities.

GIFT-Gamete Intra Fallopian Transfer

ICSI-Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection

(i) Test tube baby programme
(ii) Gameta Intra-Fallopian Transfer(GIFT)
(iii)Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection(ICSF)
(iv) Artificial insemination

Either zygote or early embryo foetus

suppress sperm motility

Vasectomy

Progesterone

sterilization techniques