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Question
What are antifertility drugs? Give examples.
Solution
Artificially drugs are chemical substances that suppress the action of hormones that promote pregnancy. These drugs actually reduce the chances of pregnancy and act as protection. Antifertility drugs are made up of derivatives of synthetic progesterone or a combination of derivatives of oestrogen and progesterone.
Example: Ethynylestradiol, mestranol, and norethynodrel, etc.
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