Descriptor in English: | Contraception |
Descriptor in Spanish: | Anticoncepción |
Descriptor in Portuguese: | Anticoncepção |
Descriptor in French: | Contraception |
Entry term(s): |
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(s): |
E02.875.194 SP2.006.087.087.088.004 |
Scope note: | 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. |
Allowable Qualifiers: |
AE adverse effects CL classification EC economics ES ethics HI history IS instrumentation MO mortality MT methods NU nursing PX psychology SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends VE veterinary |
History Note: | 1963; for BIRTH CONTROL use FAMILY PLANNING 1968-1974, use BIRTH CONTROL 1963-1967 |
See also the descriptors: |
Family Planning (Public Health)
DeCS Family Planning Services MeSH Population Control MeSH |
DeCS UI: | 3286 |
Descriptor UI: | D003267 |
Date Established: | 1963/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
Revision Date: | 2005/07/21 |
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ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
Therapeutics [E02]Therapeutics
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Contraception
- Preferred
Female Contraception
- Narrower
Male Contraception
- Narrower
Indigenous Contraception
- Narrower
Concept UI |
M0005076 |
Scope note | 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. |
Preferred term | Contraception |
Entry term(s) |
Birth Control Contraceptive Method Contraceptive Methods Fertility Control Fertilization Inhibition Inhibition of Fertilization |
Concept UI |
M0005088 |
Preferred term | Female Contraception |
Entry term(s) |
Contraception, Female Contraceptions, Female Female Contraceptions |
Concept UI |
M0005089 |
Preferred term | Male Contraception |
Entry term(s) |
Contraception, Male Contraceptions, Male Male Contraceptions |
Concept UI |
F0001207 |
Preferred term | Indigenous Contraception |
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