Explicit concern over India's rapid rise of population originated in the third decade of this century. Until 1920, India's population had been growing very slowly owing to the heavy toll from famines, epidemics, and wars.

How does one analytically locate the social phenomenon manifested in India during the last few years since the advent of sex-selection technology in the mid- 70s?

There is a growing recognition that gynaecological morbidity is an important health problem among poor women in India.

Complications related to pregnancy and childbirth are among the leading causes of mortality for women of reproductive age in many parts of the developing world.

The recent attempts to incorporate injectable contraceptives (ICs) and other longacting contraceptives (LACS) in the National Family Welfare Program (NFWP) are based on a premise, which is totally unscientific, unethical and unjust.

Sex therapy is designed to change certain patterns of sexual behaviour. Masters and Johnson gave new dimension to sex therapy. Today, we are entering into an era of reasoning, so what was once upon a time empirical is now being specific for each and every sexual dysfunction.

Most people in India are now aware that the country's population is growing rapidly, and appreciate the need for controlling its rate of growth.