Chemicals and Drugs

Oral Combined Contraceptives

Fixed drug combinations administered orally for contraceptive purposes.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Fixed drug combinations administered orally for contraceptive purposes.

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Classification

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Combined Oral Contraceptive
  • Contraceptive Agents, Female, Combined
  • Contraceptives, Oral, Combined
  • Oral Contraceptives, Combined
  • Combined Oral Contraceptives
  • Contraceptive, Combined Oral
  • Contraceptives, Combined Oral
  • Oral Contraceptive, Combined

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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

pregnancy despite use = CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, COMBINED with no qualifiers, not with / adv eff

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History Note

86(76); was see under CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL 1976-85

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Previous Indexing

  • Contraceptives, Oral (1970-1975)
  • Drug Combinations (1972-1975)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. D26.310w.360
  2. D27.505.696.875.360.276.210w.100
  3. D27.505.954.705.360.276.210w.100

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NLM Classification

QV 177

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Oral Combined Contraceptives. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003277. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003277
  2. Oral Combined Contraceptives. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50429939