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| contraception |
the prevention of conception; birth control. |
| pill |
(informal) an oral drug for women designed to prevent pregnancy; birth control pill (prec. by "the"). [1/6 definitions] |
| Planned Parenthood |
trademark for an organization that provides information on various methods of family planning such as birth control. |
| progestin |
any synthetic progesterone, used esp. in hormonal birth control and menopausal hormone replacement therapy. |
| rhythm method |
a method of birth control that calls for abstaining from sexual intercourse during that time each month when the woman would most likely conceive. |
| vasectomy |
a surgical operation in which a male's sperm-carrying tube is cut and tied or removed, as a means of birth control. |
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