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Descriptor English: Contraceptive Agents, Female
Descriptor Spanish: Anticonceptivos Femeninos
Descriptor anticonceptivos femeninos
Scope note: Sustancias o productos químicos que tienen actividad anticonceptiva en mujeres. Úsese para fármacos anticonceptivos femeninos en general o para aquellos que no cuenten con un descriptor específico.
Descriptor Portuguese: Anticoncepcionais Femininos
Descriptor French: Contraceptifs féminins
Entry term(s): Agents, Female Contraceptive
Contraceptives, Female
Female Contraceptive Agents
Female Contraceptives
Tree number(s): D27.505.696.875.360.276
D27.505.954.705.360.276
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003271
Scope note: Chemical substances or agents with contraceptive activity in females. Use for female contraceptive agents in general or for which there is no specific heading.
Annotation: pregn despite use: see note on CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Previous Indexing: Contraceptive Agents (1967-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 75
History Note: 75
Related: Vaginal Creams, Foams, and Jellies MeSH
DeCS ID: 3290
Unique ID: D003271
NLM Classification: QV 177
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1975/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2006/07/10
Contraceptive Agents, Female - Preferred
Concept UI M0005103
Scope note Chemical substances or agents with contraceptive activity in females. Use for female contraceptive agents in general or for which there is no specific heading.
Preferred term Contraceptive Agents, Female
Entry term(s) Agents, Female Contraceptive
Contraceptives, Female
Female Contraceptive Agents
Female Contraceptives



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