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MeSH Heading: Contraceptives, Postcoital
Tree Number(s): D27.505.696.875.360.276.310; D27.505.954.705.360.276.310
Unique ID: D003281
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003281
Annotation: pregnancy despite use = contraceptive term with no qualifiers, not with /‌adv eff
Scope Note: Contraceptive substances to be used after COITUS. These agents include high doses of estrogenic drugs; progesterone-receptor blockers; ANTIMETABOLITES; ALKALOIDS, and PROSTAGLANDINS.
Entry Term(s): Contraceptive Agents, Post-Coital; Contraceptive Agents, Postcoital; Contraceptives, Post-Coital; Emergency Contraceptive; Emergency Contraceptives; Morning-After Pill; Postcoital Contraceptive; Postcoital Contraceptives
Registry Numbers: 0
NLM Classification #: QV 177
Previous Indexing: Contraceptive Agents (1967-1970); Contraceptives, Oral (1966-1970)
See Also: Contraception, Postcoital
Public MeSH Note: 73
History Note: 73(71); MORNING AFTER PILL was see under CONTRACEPTIVES, POSTCOITAL 1973-83
Date Established: 1973/01/01
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)

Concept UI: M0005121
Registry Numbers: 0
Scope Note: Contraceptive substances to be used after COITUS. These agents include high doses of estrogenic drugs; progesterone-receptor blockers; ANTIMETABOLITES; ALKALOIDS, and PROSTAGLANDINS.
Terms: Contraceptives, Postcoital Preferred Term
Term UI T009602
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1971); Contraceptive Agents, Post-Coital
Term UI T009603
Date03/16/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Postcoital Contraceptive
Term UI T000998207
Date11/20/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Contraceptive Agents, Postcoital
Term UI T009600
Date12/22/1978
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1980); Contraceptives, Post-Coital
Term UI T009604
Date03/16/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Postcoital Contraceptives
Term UI T009601
Date03/29/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

Contraceptives, Postcoital MeSH Descriptor Data 2025