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Definition of Contraception

1. Noun. Birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery.

Definition of Contraception

1. Noun. the use of a device or procedure to prevent conception as a result of sexual activity. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Contraception

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Contraception

1. The prevention of conception or impregnation. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Contraception

Literary usage of Contraception

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Management & Therapy of Sickle Cell Disease edited by Clarice D. Reid, Samuel Charace, Bertram Lubin (1997)
"contraception AND PREGNANCY Pregnancy carries some increased risk for a woman ... contraception Sickle cell disease is not an indication for sterilization. ..."

2. South Africa's Magnifying Glass: A Profile of Gauteng Province by Pieter Kok, Ronelle Brandt (1998)
"... inverse effect on the level of fertility of a population is the use of contraception. During a countrywide demographic and health survey conducted by ..."

3. Guide To Clinical Preventive Services by U. S. Preventive Services Task Force (1989)
"Sex, contraception and parenthood: experience and attitudes among urban black young men. Fam Plann Perspect 1984, 16:77-8Z 13. National Center for Health ..."

4. Sexual problems of today by William Josephus Robinson (1912)
"contraception AND ABORTION THE man who sees no difference between the advocacy of the prevention of conception and the induction of abortion, ..."

5. Health Status of Minorities & Low Income Groups by DIANE Publishing Company, Dept. of Health and Human Services, United States (1991)
"Use of contraception The most frequent users of contraception were White married ... (64) Never married and currently married users of contraception were ..."

6. Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion & Disease Prevention by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"Sexually active teenagers who have talked about sex, pregnancy, and contraception with their parents appear to be more likely than other teenagers to use ..."

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