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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 Services
Population Control
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
:
adverse effects
classification
contraindications
economics
ethics
history
instrumentation
mortality
methods
nursing
psychology
statistics & numerical data
standards
trends
utilization
veterinary
Record Number:
3286
Unique Identifier:
D003267
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