to use oral contraception

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• Oral contraceptive formulations — Oral contraceptives come in a variety of formulations. The main division is between combined oral contraceptive pills, containing both estrogen and synthetic progestogens (strictly progestins, the term used in the United States, but the former… …   Wikipedia

• oral — 01. You will have an [oral] test at the end of the session to assess your speaking ability. 02. The information was given [orally], but nothing has been written down. 03. This medicine should be taken [orally] three times a day. 04. Regular… …   Grammatical examples in English

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

• Oral sex — An artistic portrayal of an act performed on a woman, furtively while a formal party is in progress Oral sex is sexual acti …   Wikipedia

• contraception — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ effective, reliable ▪ artificial ▪ emergency ▪ oral VERB + CONTRACEPTION ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• Oral contraceptive — A birth control pill taken by mouth. Most oral contraceptives include both estrogen and progesterone. When given in certain amounts and at certain times in the menstrual cycle, these hormones prevent the ovary from releasing an egg for… …   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

• oral contraceptive — a tablet, containing one or more synthetic female sex hormones, taken by women to prevent conception. Most oral contraceptives are combined pills, consisting of an oestrogen, which blocks the normal process of ovulation, and a progestogen, which… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• 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

• Oral contraceptive, combined — Commonly called the pill, combined oral contraceptives are the most commonly used form of reversible birth control in the United States. This form of birth control suppresses ovulation (the monthly release of an egg from the ovaries) by the… …   Medical dictionary