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UK
/kˌɒntɹəsˈɛptɪv/
]
[ US /ˌkɑntɹəˈsɛptɪv/ ]
[ US /ˌkɑntɹəˈsɛptɪv/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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capable of preventing conception or impregnation
contraceptive devices and medications
NOUN
- an agent or device intended to prevent conception
How To Use contraceptive In A Sentence
- Note that B complex vitamins are depleted by nicotine, alcohol, stress, and oral contraceptives.
- For example, antacids, antibiotics, and oral contraceptives alter your body's absorption of several B vitamins.
- Other male contraceptive formulations in production have been shown to decrease good HDL cholesterol levels, which are protective against heart disease.
- Upper genital tract infection associated with intrauterine contraceptive devices is temporally linked to the insertion of the device.
- Santelli, who will present new research findings next week at a meeting of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, says his study — to be published later this year — shows a downturn in contraceptive use since 2003. Unmarried women boost record '07 U.S. birth rate
- It's the sort of consignment Jan takes with her whenever she visits Romania, along with contraceptive coils and coffee.
- One hundred women were asked to indicate their preferences on six male body odour samples, drawn from 97 volunteer samples, before and after initiating contraceptive pill use.
- The following medicines may need changes when taken with Kaletra: birth control pills that contain estrogen ( "the pill"), birth control (contraceptive) patches, atorvastatin (Lipitor®), rosuvastatin (Crestor®), efavirenz (Atripla® and Sustiva®), nevirapine (Viramune®), amprenavir WebWire | Recent Headlines
- He's not one of your crazy futurists - he won't dole out contraceptive medicine to anyone unmarried, say, and despite being an ob-gyn, he's a staunch pro-lifer.
- The oral contraceptive pill, known simply as "the pill, " is a marvel of modern chemistry.