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HASSET Thesaurus

Concept information

HEALTH > REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH > BIRTH CONTROL > CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES

Preferred term

CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES  

Broader concept

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Entry terms

  • CONTRACEPTIVE CAPS
  • CONTRACEPTIVE COIL
  • CONTRACEPTIVE PILL
  • CONTRACEPTIVES
  • DIAPHRAGMS (CONTRACEPTIVE)
  • INJECTIONS (CONTRACEPTIVE)
  • INTRA-UTERINE DEVICES
  • INTRAUTERINE DEVICES
  • IUD
  • MORNING-AFTER PILL
  • ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES
  • PILL (CONTRACEPTIVE)
  • SPERMICIDES
  • SPONGES (CONTRACEPTIVE)
  • SURGICAL IMPLANTS (CONTRACEPTIVE)

Scope note

  • ALL CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES ARE TREATED AS ENTRY TERMS OF 'CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES' EXCEPT 'CONDOM USE' WHICH IS TREATED AS A NARROWER CONCEPT SINCE THIS TERM ALSO RELATES TO QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE PREVENTION OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES.

History note

  • TERM RELABELLED AUGUST 2002. PREVIOUSLY THE TERM 'CONTRACEPTION' WOULD HAVE BEEN USED. 'CONTRACEPTION' IS NOW AN ENTRY TERM OF 'BIRTH CONTROL METHODS'.

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