Structured Summary
Abstract
Chemical substances that prevent or reduce the probability of CONCEPTION.
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Synonyms
7 entry terms
- Contraceptive
- Contraceptives
- Agents, Contraceptive
- Contraceptive Effect
- Contraceptive Effects
- Effect, Contraceptive
- Effects, Contraceptive
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Aspects Covered
24 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
chemical, not mechanical (= CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES); pregnancy despite use = CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS with no qualifiers, not with /adv eff; note entry term CONTRACEPTIVE EFFECT: use only for the contraceptive effect of a chemical substance
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Previous Indexing
- Contraceptive Devices (1966)
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QV 177
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Contraceptive Agents. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003270. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003270
- Contraceptive Agents. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2995702