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oral contraceptive
(redirected from oral contraception)

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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.


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Hillard PJ, Oral contraception noncompliance: the extent of the problem, Advances in Contraception, 1992, 8(Suppl.
Mortality associated with oral contraceptive use: 25 year follow up of cohort of 46,000 women from the Royal College of General Practitioners' oral contraception study," British Medical Journal, Vol.
advising me that whenever a sexually active young woman receives a prescription for oral contraception, it's likely she and her partner will continue to be sexually active, will cease using condoms, and will elevate their risk of acquiring and transmitting STD/HIV infection "during their sexual careers of serial monogamy.
 
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