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{{Definitions | {{Definitions | ||
|Term=Contraception | |Term=Contraception | ||
|Short definition= | |Short definition=Contraception - {{Pronunciation}} (KON-truh-SEP-avoid) The use of drugs, devices, or surgery to prevent pregnancy. There are many different types of birth control. | ||
|Type=Cancer terms | |Type=Cancer terms | ||
|Specialty=Oncology | |Specialty=Oncology | ||
Latest revision as of 04:26, 11 January 2023
| Contraception | |
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| Term | Contraception |
| Short definition | Contraception - (pronounced) (KON-truh-SEP-avoid) The use of drugs, devices, or surgery to prevent pregnancy. There are many different types of birth control. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Contraception - (pronounced) (KON-truh-SEP-avoid) The use of drugs, devices, or surgery to prevent pregnancy. There are many different types of birth control. These include barrier methods to prevent sperm from fertilizing the egg, hormone methods, intrauterine devices (IUDs), and surgery to close the fallopian tubes in women or to close the two tubes that carry sperm from the testicles in men. Also called birth control
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