Chemicals and Drugs

Female Contraceptive Agents

Chemical substances or agents with contraceptive activity in females. Use for female contraceptive agents in general or for which there is no specific heading.

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Abstract

Chemical substances or agents with contraceptive activity in females. Use for female contraceptive agents in general or for which there is no specific heading.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Contraceptive Agents, Female
  • Contraceptives, Female
  • Agents, Female Contraceptive
  • Female Contraceptives

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Aspects Covered

24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

pregn despite use: see note on CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS

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History Note

75

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Previous Indexing

  • Contraceptive Agents (1967-1974)

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QV 177

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Female Contraceptive Agents. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003271. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003271
  2. Female Contraceptive Agents. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50429932