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MeSH Heading: Contraceptive Agents
Tree Number(s): D27.505.696.875.360; D27.505.954.705.360
Unique ID: D003270
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003270
Annotation: chemical, not mechanical (= CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES); pregnancy despite use = CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS with no qualifiers, not with /‌adv eff; note entry term CONTRACEPTIVE EFFECT: use only for the contraceptive effect of a chemical substance
Scope Note: Chemical substances that prevent or reduce the probability of CONCEPTION.
Entry Term(s): Contraceptive; Contraceptive Effect; Contraceptive Effects; Contraceptives
NLM Classification #: QV 177
Previous Indexing: Contraceptive Devices (1966)
Public MeSH Note: 67
History Note: 67
Date Established: 1967/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Contraceptive Agents MeSH Descriptor Data 2025