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oral contraceptive [′ȯr·əl ‚kän·trə′sep·tiv] (pharmacology) Any medication taken by mouth that renders a woman nonfertile as long as the medication is continued. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In France, as in most developed countries, oral contraceptives are the most popular form of reversible contraception; in 2000, 45% of French women aged 18-44 were current users. Harvard researchers published a study in the September 2005 Archives of Neurology suggesting that women who use oral contraceptives are less likely to develop MS. I was taken aback, however, by her decision to prescribe a young woman oral contraceptives, and then tell her that abstinence is really the best option. |
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