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Option 2 : Barium sulfate
Concept:
- Contraceptive methods are used to control the birth
- They are
- Pills
- Condoms
- Copper - T devices
- Vasectomy
- Tubectomy
- Copper-T is thin flexible tube which is inserted into the uterus which releases copper gradually that acts as a contraception
- It is coated with barium sulfate
Explanation:
- Copper-T are devices are made of copper filament and the plastic “T” frame is made of polyethylene and barium sulfate
- Barium sulfate is radiopaque substance used in copper T
- Over time the copper filament releases copper ions, this ions then reduce the sperm motility and producing contraceptive effect.
- Magnesium sulfate -> used to treat in preventing seizures in pregnant women with conditions such as pre-eclampsia, eclampsia and Toxemia of Pregnancy
- Polyethylene glycol -> used to treat constipation
- Iodine -> prevent goiter
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