oral contraceptive
/'oʊrəl_,kɑntrə'sɛptɪv/
Definition that contains oral contraceptive
- rock United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984)
- pincus United States sexual physiologist whose hunch that progesterone could block ovulation led to the development of the oral contraceptive pill (1903-1967)
- norethynodrel a progesterone derivative used in oral contraceptives and in the control of menstruation and the treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding
- loestrin trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norethindrone
- norlutin a synthetic progestational hormone (trade name Norlutin) used in oral contraceptives and to treat endometriosis
- ovral trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norgestrel
- norethandrolone a synthetic progestational hormone (trade name Norlutin) used in oral contraceptives and to treat endometriosis
- gregory pincus United States sexual physiologist whose hunch that progesterone could block ovulation led to the development of the oral contraceptive pill (1903-1967)
- norgestrel synthetic progestin used in oral contraceptives
- mask of pregnancy a tan discoloration of a woman's face that is associated with pregnancy or with the use of oral contraceptives