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Preferred term

Contraceptives, Oral  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

  • Contraceptive, Oral
  • Oral Contraceptive
  • Oral Contraceptives

Note

  • pregn despite use: see note on CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS

Scope note

  • Compounds, usually hormonal, taken orally in order to block ovulation and prevent the occurrence of pregnancy. The hormones are generally estrogen or progesterone or both.

In other languages

  • Finnish

  • e-pilleri
  • e-pillerit
  • ehkäisypilleri
  • ehkäisypillerit
  • ehkäisytabletti
  • oraalinen kontraseptiivi
  • oraaliset kontraseptiivit
  • raskaudenehkäisy pillerillä
  • Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003276

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