"Contraceptives, Oral" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Compounds, usually hormonal, taken orally in order to block ovulation and prevent the occurrence of pregnancy. The hormones are generally estrogen or progesterone or both.
| Descriptor ID |
D003276
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.696.875.360.276.210 D27.505.954.705.360.276.210
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Contraceptives, Oral" by people in Profiles.
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'I'm just ringing to get a repeat prescription for my contraceptive pill, doctor': developing authentic simulated telephone consultations for medical students. Educ Prim Care. 2021 09; 32(5):303-307.
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Contraceptive advice during COVID-19 pandemic and the overlapping threat of venous thromboembolism. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2021 May; 260:232-233.
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Management of short supply oral contraceptives. N Z Med J. 2020 07 31; 133(1519):128-129.
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Oral contraceptives partially protect from bone loss in young women with anorexia nervosa. Fertil Steril. 2019 05; 111(5):1020-1029.e2.
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Contraceptive use in Latin America and the Caribbean with a focus on long-acting reversible contraceptives: prevalence and inequalities in 23 countries. Lancet Glob Health. 2019 02; 7(2):e227-e235.
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Identification of Menopausal and Reproductive Risk Factors for Microscopic Colitis-Results From the Nurses' Health Study. Gastroenterology. 2018 12; 155(6):1764-1775.e2.
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Pancreatic Cystosis and Intrahepatic Biliopathy in a Young Adult with Cystic Fibrosis. J Pediatr. 2018 12; 203:457-457.e1.
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Use of Dicloxacillin and Risk of Pregnancy among Users of Oral Contraceptives. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol. 2018 Sep; 123(3):288-293.
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Generic Substitution Rates of Oral Contraceptives and Associated Out-of-Pocket Cost Savings Between January 2010 and December 2014. JAMA Intern Med. 2018 04 01; 178(4):561-563.
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Uncovering the link between reproductive factors and multiple sclerosis: A case-control study on Iranian females. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2018 Feb; 20:164-168.