WHO Definition of Reproductive Health — NEET Biology
✅ Asked in NEET 2023You have learnt about human reproductive system and its functions in Chapter 2. Now, let's discuss a closely related topic – reproductive health. What do we understand by this term? The term simply refers to healthy reproductive organs with normal functions. However, it has a broader perspective and includes the emotional and social aspects of reproduction also. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), reproductive health means a total well-being in all aspects of reproduction, i.e., physical, emotional, behavioural and social. Therefore, a society with people having physically and functionally normal reproductive organs and normal emotional and behavioural interactions among them in all sex-related aspects might be called reproductively healthy. Why is it significant to maintain reproductive health and what are the methods taken up to achieve it? Let us examine them.
NTA tests the WHO definition of reproductive health, which emphasizes that it includes not just physical and functional normality of reproductive organs, but also emotional, behavioral, and social aspects. Students often make the mistake of thinking reproductive health only means absence of disease or normal anatomy, missing the broader holistic definition. The key point to remember is that reproductive health encompasses total well-being in all aspects—physical, emotional, behavioral, and social—making it a comprehensive concept. This definition is crucial for NEET as it frequently appears in MCQs testing whether students understand the full scope of reproductive health beyond mere biology.
Which of the following statements are correct? (NEET 2023) A. Reproductive health refers to total well-being in all aspects of reproduction B. Amniocentesis is legally banned for sex determination in India C. "Saheli" – an oral contraceptive for females was developed in collaboration with ICMR (New Delhi) D. Amniocentesis is used to determine genetic disorders and survivability of foetus Choose the most appropriate answer:
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