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Descriptor
English
:
Contraception
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Anticoncepción
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Anticoncepção
Synonyms
English
:
Birth Control
Tree Number:
E02.875.194
SP2.006.087.088.004
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
CT
contraindications
EC
economics
ES
ethics
HI
history
IS
instrumentation
MT
methods
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PX
psychology
ST
standards
SN
statistics & numerical data
TD
trends
UT
utilization
VE
veterinary
Record Number:
3286
Unique Identifier:
D003267
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