Chemicals and Drugs

Postcoital Contraceptives

Contraceptive substances to be used after COITUS. These agents include high doses of estrogenic drugs; progesterone-receptor blockers; ANTIMETABOLITES; ALKALOIDS, and PROSTAGLANDINS.

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Abstract

Contraceptive substances to be used after COITUS. These agents include high doses of estrogenic drugs; progesterone-receptor blockers; ANTIMETABOLITES; ALKALOIDS, and PROSTAGLANDINS.

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Synonyms

17 entry terms
  • Contraceptive Agents, Post-Coital
  • Contraceptive Agents, Postcoital
  • Contraceptives, Post-Coital
  • Contraceptives, Postcoital
  • Postcoital Contraceptive
  • Contraceptive Agents, Post Coital
  • Contraceptive, Postcoital
  • Contraceptives, Post Coital
  • Post-Coital Contraceptive Agents
  • Post-Coital Contraceptives
  • Postcoital Contraceptive Agents
  • Emergency Contraceptive
  • Emergency Contraceptives
  • Morning-After Pill
  • Contraceptive, Emergency
  • Contraceptives, Emergency
  • Morning After Pill

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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

pregnancy despite use = contraceptive term with no qualifiers, not with /adv eff

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History Note

73(71); MORNING AFTER PILL was see under CONTRACEPTIVES, POSTCOITAL 1973-83

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Previous Indexing

  • Contraceptive Agents (1967-1970)
  • Contraceptives, Oral (1966-1970)

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QV 177

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Postcoital Contraceptives. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003281. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003281
  2. Postcoital Contraceptives. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50429947