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MeSH Heading: Condoms, Female
Tree Number(s): E07.190.250.260
Unique ID: D019111
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019111
Scope Note: A soft, loose-fitting polyurethane sheath, closed at one end, with flexible rings at both ends. The device is inserted into the vagina by compressing the inner ring and pushing it in. Properly positioned, the ring at the closed end covers the cervix, and the sheath lines the walls of the vagina. The outer ring remains outside the vagina, covering the labia. (Med Lett Drugs Ther 1993 Dec 24;35(12):123)
Entry Term(s): Female Condom; Female Condoms; Single-Use Internal Condom
NLM Classification #: WP 640
Public MeSH Note: 96
History Note: 96
Date Established: 1996/01/01
Date of Entry: 1995/06/05
Revision Date: 2019/01/14

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

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Concept UI: M0028520
Scope Note: A soft, loose-fitting polyurethane sheath, closed at one end, with flexible rings at both ends. The device is inserted into the vagina by compressing the inner ring and pushing it in. Properly positioned, the ring at the closed end covers the cervix, and the sheath lines the walls of the vagina. The outer ring remains outside the vagina, covering the labia. (Med Lett Drugs Ther 1993 Dec 24;35(12):123)
Terms: Condoms, Female Preferred Term
Term UI T057068
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Single-Use Internal Condom
Term UI T000948757
Date11/19/2018
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020); Female Condom
Term UI T057066
Date03/23/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Female Condoms
Term UI T057067
Date03/23/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996)

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