intrauterine contraception

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• intrauterine contraception — prevention of conception by use of a device inserted into the uterus; see under device …   Medical dictionary

• Intrauterine device — Copper IUD (Paragard T 380A) Hormonal …   Wikipedia

• IntraUterine System — Infobox Birth control name = IntraUterine System width = caption = bc type = Intrauterine date first use = 1990 (Mirena) 1976 (Progestasert) rate type = Failure failure measure = first year, Mirena perfect failure% = 0.2 typical failure% = ?… …   Wikipedia

• contraception — /kon treuh sep sheuhn/, n. the deliberate prevention of conception or impregnation by any of various drugs, techniques, or devices; birth control. [1885 90; CONTRA 1 + (CON)CEPTION] * * * Birth control by prevention of conception or impregnation …   Universalium

• Contraception d'urgence — La contraception d’urgence[1] ou contraception post coïtale, encore appelée contraception du lendemain (communément dénommée pilule du lendemain)[2], se définit comme les méthodes contraceptives qu’une femme peut utiliser pour prévenir la… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Contraception — A diaphragm (a type of physical barrier method) in its case, with a quarter added for scale …   Wikipedia

• contraception — Prevention of conception or impregnation. emergency hormonal c. SYN: morning after pill. SYN: postcoital c.. postcoital c. SYN: emergency hormonal c.. * * * con·tra·cep·tion .kän trə sep shən n deliberate …   Medical dictionary

• contraception — n. the prevention of unwanted pregnancy, which can be achieved by various means. Hormonal contraceptives (combined oestrogen and progestogen or progestogen only) act by preventing ovulation. They are usually taken in regular oral doses (see oral… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• Intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD) — A device inserted into the uterus (womb) to prevent conception (pregnancy). The IUD can be a coil, loop, triangle, or T shape. It can be plastic or metal. An IUD is inserted into the uterus by a health care professional. Of two types of IUDs… …   Medical dictionary

• contraception — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. birth control, Planned Parenthood; rhythm method, condom, intrauterine device, IUD, diaphragm, the pill; zero population growth. See hindrance …   English dictionary for students

• Emergency contraception — Background Birth control type Hormonal (progestin or others) or intra uterine First use 1970s Failure rates (per use) Perfect use ECP: see article text IUD: under 1% …   Wikipedia