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contraceptive [¦kän·trə¦sep·tiv] (medicine) Any mechanical device or chemical agent used to prevent conception. 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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The use of modern contraceptives increased in the first five years of emergency contraception's over-the-counter status, and among women at risk for unintended pregnancy, levels of contraceptive use and use of effective methods did not diminish. A New York Court of Appeals upheld in January the Women's Health and Wellness Act which requires insurance companies to include contraceptive coverage in their drug benefit packages. 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. |
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