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Descriptor
English
:
Contraception
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Anticoncepción
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Anticoncepção
Synonyms
English
:
Birth Control
Contraception, Female
Contraception, Male
Contraceptions, Female
Contraceptions, Male
Contraceptive Method
Contraceptive Methods
Female Contraception
Female Contraceptions
Fertility Control
Fertilization Inhibition
Indigenous Contraception
Inhibition of Fertilization
Male Contraception
Male Contraceptions
Tree Number:
E02.875.194
SP2.006.087.087.088.004
Definition
English
:
Prevention of CONCEPTION by blocking
fertility
temporarily, or permanently (
STERILIZATION
, REPRODUCTIVE). Common means of reversible
contraception
include
NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING METHODS
;
CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS
; or
CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES.
See Related
English
:
Family Planning (Public Health)
Family Planning Services
Population Control
History Note
English
:
1963; for BIRTH CONTROL use FAMILY PLANNING 1968-1974, use BIRTH CONTROL 1963-1967
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AE
adverse effects
CL
classification
EC
economics
ES
ethics
HI
history
IS
instrumentation
MT
methods
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PX
psychology
ST
standards
SN
statistics & numerical data
TD
trends
VE
veterinary
Record Number:
3286
Unique Identifier:
D003267
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