Biology · Reproductive Health · NEET
No. That is only the narrow meaning. NCERT says the term simply refers to healthy reproductive organs with normal functions, BUT it has a broader perspective that also includes the emotional and social aspects of reproduction. So healthy organs alone is not the full answer — this is a common trap.
Physical, emotional, behavioural and social well-being in all aspects of reproduction. Remember them as PEBS. If a NEET option lists only 'physical' or leaves one out, it is wrong. WHO uses the phrase 'total well-being'.
No. The reproductive system is the set of organs (studied in Human Reproduction). Reproductive health is a wider topic about the total well-being — physical, emotional, behavioural, social — connected to those organs and to reproduction. NEET tests both chapters, so keep them separate.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) gave the definition. Do not confuse WHO with ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) or CDRI. ICMR/CDRI are Indian bodies linked to contraceptive research (like Saheli), not to the definition of reproductive health.
NCERT: a society of people having physically and functionally normal reproductive organs AND normal emotional and behavioural interactions among them in all sex-related aspects. So it needs both normal organs and normal, healthy relationships — not just one.
Which of the following statements are correct? (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' - a new oral contraceptive for females was developed in collaboration with ICMR (New Delhi). (D) Amniocentesis is used to determine genetic disorders and survivability of foetus.
Try the real previous-year questions from this chapter — each with the answer and a full solution.
According to WHO, reproductive health means a total well-being in all aspects of reproduction — physical, emotional, behavioural and social.
Four: physical, emotional, behavioural and social. Memory hook PEBS.
It is the opening concept of the Reproductive Health chapter. NEET often gives a statement-based or assertion-reason question checking whether you know the full WHO meaning, not just 'healthy organs'.
India was among the first countries in the world to start national action plans — the 'family planning' programmes from 1951, now run as RCH (Reproductive and Child Health Care) programmes.
