Medical Termination of Pregnancy Safety — NEET Biology
📚 Practice ConceptMTPs are considered relatively safe during the first trimester, i.e., upto 12 weeks of pregnancy. Second trimester abortions are much more riskier. One disturbing trend observed is that a majority of the MTPs are performed illegally by unqualified quacks which are not only unsafe but could be fatal too. Another dangerous trend is the misuse of amniocentesis to determine the sex of the unborn child. Frequently, if the foetus is found to be female, it is followed by MTP- this is totally against what is legal.
Select correct statements: 1. MTP stands for Medical Termination of Pregnancy 2. MTPs are mainly performed to promote female fertility 3. Amniocentesis is often misused to determine fetal sex 4. Unsafe MTPs are mostly conducted by qualified gynaecologists
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Correct answer: B — 1 and 3 only
MTP is not done to enhance fertility and unsafe MTPs are often carried out by unqualified quacks, not trained gynaecologists.
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