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Contraception (Birth Control) Summary

Description: 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.

Also Known As: Birth Control; Contraceptive Method; Fertility Control; Contraceptive Methods; Female Contraception Show All >>

Networked: 4357 relevant articles (183 outcomes, 412 trials/studies) for this Therapy

Key Diseases for which Contraception is Relevant

  1. Infection : 32 outcomes 32 studies in 480 results
  2. Sexually Transmitted Diseases (Sexually Transmitted Disease) : 27 outcomes 30 studies in 424 results
  3. Infertility (Sterility) : 12 outcomes 21 studies in 294 results
  4. Hemorrhage : 10 outcomes 20 studies in 295 results
  5. Neoplasms (Cancer) : 9 outcomes 25 studies in 289 results
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Drugs Related to Contraception

  1. Oral Contraceptives
  2. Levonorgestrel (Plan B)
  3. Estrogens (Estrogen)
  4. Contraceptive Agents (Contraceptives)
  5. Hormones
  6. Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (Depo-Provera)
  7. Progestins (Progestagens)
  8. N,N-dimethyl-4-anisidine (DMPA)
  9. Copper
  10. drospirenone
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Therapies Related to Contraception

  1. Condoms (Condom)
  2. Intrauterine Devices (Intrauterine Device)
  3. Contraception (Birth Control)
  4. Hormone Replacement Therapy (Therapy, Hormone Replacement)
  5. Injections
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