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Descriptor English:   Contraception 
Descriptor Spanish:   Anticoncepción 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Anticoncepção 
Synonyms English:   Birth Control  
Tree Number:   E02.875.194
SP2.006.087.087.088.004
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 (Public Health)
Family Planning Services
Population Control
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:  
AE adverse effects CL classification
CT contraindications EC economics
ES ethics HI history
IS instrumentation MT methods
MO mortality NU nursing
PX psychology ST standards
SN statistics & numerical data TD trends
UT utilization VE veterinary
Record Number:   3286 
Unique Identifier:   D003267 

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