Question

Write a short note on anti-fertility drugs.

Answer 1

Antifertility Drugs : The antibiotic revolution has provided long and healthy life to people. The increased population has caused many social problems in terms of food resources, environmental issues.

To control these problems, population is required to be controlled. This has introduced the concept of family planning. Chemical substances which are used to check pregnancy in women are called antifertility drugs.

These drugs control the female menstrual cycle and ovulation. Oral contraceptives (which suppress the production of ovum in women) contain progesterone hormone or the chemical having similar structure like progesterone.

Norethindrone is an example of synthetic progesterone derivative. The estrogen derivative combined with progesteron derivative is found in ethynylestradiol (novestrol).