alleryA couple is described as infertile when they are unable to produce children despite
Ataking fertility medication
Bone year of contraceptive use
Ca single failed pregnancy
Dunprotected sexual co-habitation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. unprotected sexual co-habitation
1. Infertility has a specific meaning rather than a general one.
2. A couple is infertile when unable to produce children in spite of unprotected sexual co-habitation.
3. The reasons may be physical, congenital, disease related, drug related, immunological or psychological.
4. Defining it precisely is what separates a clinical problem from an assumption.
_Source: syllabus Biology Ch3 'Reproductive Health', section 3.5_
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