Meaning

That acts to prevent conception as a result of sexual intercourse..

Definitions by Sense

1. That acts to prevent conception as a result of sexual intercourse.
2. A mechanism or means by which conception as a result of sexual intercourse can be prevented or made less likely.

Example Sentences

She was careful to take her contraceptive pill at the same time every day.

This has led to the selection of 4-guanidinobenzoates with either acetamenophen or ethylparaben as the phenol moiety for clinical evaluation, because they are orders of magnitude more contraceptive than nonoxynol-9 and less irritating to the vagina.

Putting a pig's bladder over one's penis before intercourse is not a good contraceptive.

The document covers the following family planning methods: combined oral contraceptives (COCs), combined injectable contraceptives (CICs), progestogen-only pills (POPs), depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), norethisterone enantate (NET-EN), levonorgestrel implants, emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs), copper-bearing interuterine devices, levonorgestrel-releasing interuterine devices (LNG IUDs), fertility awareness-based methods, and sterilization.

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the oral contraceptive Opill for over-the-counter use, making it the first nonprescription birth control pill in the United States, but it will be months before it’s available. […] Amies Oelschlager said in a statement that oral contraceptives that contain estrogen may cause side effects such as headaches, nausea, and breast tenderness.

Word Forms

• more contraceptive
• most contraceptive
• contraceptives

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When Should You Use Contraceptive?

Use contraceptive when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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