"Contraceptives, Oral" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D003276
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.696.875.360.276.210 D27.505.954.705.360.276.210
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| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Contraceptives, Oral" by people in Profiles.
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Prophylaxis for preventing venous thromboembolism in knee arthroscopy and soft tissue reconstruction: consensus statements from an international panel of experts. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2022 Nov; 30(11):3634-3643.
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Prevalence of and characteristics associated with use of withdrawal among women in Victoria, Australia. Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2013 Jun; 45(2):74-7.
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Nutritional status of white college students in Virginia. J Am Diet Assoc. 1979 Jan; 74(1):32-5.
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Vitamin E status of young women on combined-type oral contraceptives. Contraception. 1978 Jun; 17(6):499-512.
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Combined-type oral contraceptives and plasma triglyceride and cholesterol levels of young women. Nutr Rep Int. 1977 Jul; 16(1):139-46.