Chemicals and Drugs

Postcoital Synthetic Contraceptives

Postcoital contraceptives which owe their effectiveness to synthetic preparations.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Postcoital contraceptives which owe their effectiveness to synthetic preparations.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Contraceptive Agents, Postcoital, Synthetic
  • Contraceptives, Postcoital, Synthetic
  • Postcoital Contraceptive Agents, Synthetic
  • Postcoital Contraceptives, Synthetic
  • Synthetic Postcoital Contraceptive Agents
  • Synthetic Postcoital Contraceptives
  • Contraceptives, Synthetic Postcoital

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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

pregn despite use: see note on CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS

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History Note

91(75); was see under CONTRACEPTIVES, POSTCOITAL 1975-90

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Tree Numbers

  1. D27.505.696.875.360.276.310.360
  2. D27.505.954.705.360.276.310.360

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Postcoital Synthetic Contraceptives. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003283. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003283
  2. Postcoital Synthetic Contraceptives. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50429951