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Descriptor English: Contraception, Barrier
Descriptor Spanish: Anticoncepción de Barrera
Descriptor anticoncepción de barrera
Entry term(s) barrera de anticoncepción
Scope note: Métodos anticonceptivos en los que se utilizan medios físicos, químicos o biológicos para impedir que los ESPERMATOZOIDES lleguen al ÓVULO fertilizable.
Descriptor Portuguese: Método de Barreira Anticoncepção
Descriptor French: Méthodes barrières de contraception
Entry term(s): Barrier Contraception
Barrier Method, Contraceptive
Barrier Methods, Contraceptive
Vaginal Barrier Methods, Contraceptive
Tree number(s): E02.875.194.285
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D042121
Scope note: Methods of contraception in which physical, chemical, or biological means are used to prevent the SPERM from reaching the fertilizable OVUM.
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
Previous Indexing: Contraceptive Devices (1978-2003)
Public MeSH Note: 2004; for BARRIER METHODS see CONTRACEPTION 1988-2003; for VAGINAL BARRIER METHODS see CONTRACEPTION 1993-2003
History Note: 2004; for BARRIER METHODS use CONTRACEPTION 1988-2003; for VAGINAL BARRIER METHODS use CONTRACEPTION 1993-2003
DeCS ID: 38342
Unique ID: D042121
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2004/01/01
Date of Entry: 2003/07/09
Revision Date: 2005/06/30
Contraception, Barrier - Preferred
Concept UI M0005075
Scope note Methods of contraception in which physical, chemical, or biological means are used to prevent the SPERM from reaching the fertilizable OVUM.
Preferred term Contraception, Barrier
Entry term(s) Barrier Contraception
Barrier Method, Contraceptive
Barrier Methods, Contraceptive
Vaginal Barrier Methods, Contraceptive - Narrower
Concept UI M0005090
Preferred term Vaginal Barrier Methods, Contraceptive



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