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Antispermatogenic Agents MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Antispermatogenic Agents
Tree Number(s)
D27.505.696.138
D27.505.696.875.360.443.068
D27.505.954.705.360.443.068
D27.888.569.071
Unique ID
D000988
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000988
Scope Note
Agents, either mechanical or chemical, which destroy spermatozoa in the male genitalia and block spermatogenesis.
Entry Term(s)
Antispermatogenic Effect
Antispermatogenic Effects
Blocking Agents, Sperm Maturation
Sperm Maturation Blocking Agents
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Contraceptive Agents (1967-1974)
Spermatogenesis/drug effects (1971-1974)
Public MeSH Note
75; SPERM MATURATION BLOCKING AGENTS was heading 1975-91
Online Note
use ANTISPERMATOGENIC AGENTS to search SPERM MATURATION BLOCKING AGENTS 1975-91
History Note
75; SPERM MATURATION BLOCKING AGENTS was heading 1975-91
Date Introduced
1975/01/01
Last Updated
2011/06/24
Antispermatogenic Agents Preferred
Blocking Agents, Sperm Maturation Narrower
Antispermatogenic Effect Related
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