Contraceptives, Oral

"Contraceptives, Oral" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Compounds, usually hormonal, taken orally in order to block ovulation and prevent the occurrence of pregnancy. The hormones are generally estrogen or progesterone or both.

Descriptor ID	D003276
MeSH Number(s)	D27.505.696.875.360.276.210 D27.505.954.705.360.276.210
Concept/Terms	Contraceptives, Oral Contraceptives, Oral Oral Contraceptives Oral Contraceptives, Phasic Oral Contraceptives, Phasic Contraceptives, Phasic Oral Phasic Oral Contraceptives Oral Contraceptives, Low-Dose Oral Contraceptives, Low-Dose Contraceptives, Low-Dose Oral Low-Dose Oral Contraceptives Oral Contraceptives, Low Dose

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Contraceptives, Oral".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Chemical Actions and Uses [D27]
Pharmacologic Actions [D27.505]
Physiological Effects of Drugs [D27.505.696]
Reproductive Control Agents [D27.505.696.875]
Contraceptive Agents [D27.505.696.875.360]
Contraceptive Agents, Female [D27.505.696.875.360.276]
Contraceptives, Oral [D27.505.696.875.360.276.210]
Therapeutic Uses [D27.505.954]
Reproductive Control Agents [D27.505.954.705]
Contraceptive Agents [D27.505.954.705.360]
Contraceptive Agents, Female [D27.505.954.705.360.276]
Contraceptives, Oral [D27.505.954.705.360.276.210]

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Bar chart showing 14 publications over 11 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2003 and 2005 and 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	0	1	1
2003	0	2	2
2005	1	1	2
2007	0	1	1
2008	0	1	1
2013	1	0	1
2015	0	2	2
2016	1	0	1
2017	0	1	1
2018	1	0	1
2024	0	1	1

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Meagher NS, White KK, Wilkens LR, Bandera EV, Berchuck A, Carney ME, Cramer DW, Cushing-Haugen KL, Jordan S, Kaufmann SH, Le ND, Pike MC, Riggan M, Qin B, Rothstein JH, Titus L, Winham SJ, Anton-Culver H, Doherty JA, Goode EL, Pearce CL, Risch HA, Webb PM, Cook LS, Goodman MT, Harris HR, Le Marchand L, McGuire V, Pharoah PDP, Sarink D, Schildkraut JM, Sieh W, Terry KL, Thompson PJ, Whittemore AS, Wu AH, Peres LC, Merritt MA. Racial and ethnic differences in epithelial ovarian cancer risk: an analysis from the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium. Am J Epidemiol. 2024 Sep 03; 193(9):1242-1252.

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Smith K, Nayyar S, Rana T, Archibong AE, Looney KR, Nayyar T. Do Progestin-Only Contraceptives Contribute to the Risk of Developing Depression as Implied by Beta-Arrestin 1 Levels in Leukocytes? A Pilot Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 09 09; 15(9).

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Chang BP, Wira C, Miller J, Akhter M, Barth BE, Willey J, Nentwich L, Madsen T. Neurology Concepts: Young Women and Ischemic Stroke-Evaluation and Management in the Emergency Department. Acad Emerg Med. 2018 01; 25(1):54-64.

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Moorman PG, Alberg AJ, Bandera EV, Barnholtz-Sloan J, Bondy M, Cote ML, Funkhouser E, Peters ES, Schwartz AG, Terry P, Crankshaw S, Wang F, Schildkraut JM. Reproductive factors and ovarian cancer risk in African-American women. Ann Epidemiol. 2016 09; 26(9):654-62.

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Be?evic J, Gunter MJ, Fortner RT, Tsilidis KK, Weiderpass E, Onland-Moret NC, Dossus L, Tj?nneland A, Hansen L, Overvad K, Mesrine S, Baglietto L, Clavel-Chapelon F, Kaaks R, Aleksandrova K, Boeing H, Trichopoulou A, Lagiou P, Bamia C, Masala G, Agnoli C, Tumino R, Ricceri F, Panico S, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Peeters PH, Jareid M, Quir?s JR, Duell EJ, S?nchez MJ, Larra?aga N, Chirlaque MD, Barricarte A, Dias JA, Sonestedt E, Idahl A, Lundin E, Wareham NJ, Khaw KT, Travis RC, Rinaldi S, Romieu I, Riboli E, Merritt MA. Reproductive factors and epithelial ovarian cancer survival in the EPIC cohort study. Br J Cancer. 2015 Dec 01; 113(11):1622-31.

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Merritt MA, Riboli E, Murphy N, Kadi M, Tj?nneland A, Olsen A, Overvad K, Dossus L, Dartois L, Clavel-Chapelon F, Fortner RT, Katzke VA, Boeing H, Trichopoulou A, Lagiou P, Trichopoulos D, Palli D, Sieri S, Tumino R, Sacerdote C, Panico S, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Peeters PH, Lund E, Nakamura A, Weiderpass E, Quir?s JR, Agudo A, Molina-Montes E, Larra?aga N, Dorronsoro M, Cirera L, Barricarte A, Olsson ?, Butt S, Idahl A, Lundin E, Wareham NJ, Key TJ, Brennan P, Ferrari P, Wark PA, Norat T, Cross AJ, Gunter MJ. Reproductive factors and risk of mortality in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition; a cohort study. BMC Med. 2015 Oct 30; 13:252.

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Poole EM, Merritt MA, Jordan SJ, Yang HP, Hankinson SE, Park Y, Rosner B, Webb PM, Cramer DW, Wentzensen N, Terry KL, Tworoger SS. Hormonal and reproductive risk factors for epithelial ovarian cancer by tumor aggressiveness. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2013 Mar; 22(3):429-37.

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Waller DK, Gallaway MS, Taylor LG, Ramadhani TA, Canfield MA, Scheuerle A, Hern?ndez-Diaz S, Louik C, Correa A. Use of oral contraceptives in pregnancy and major structural birth defects in offspring. Epidemiology. 2010 Mar; 21(2):232-9.

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Gillum F, Williams C. Associations between breast cancer risk factors and religiousness in American women in a national health survey. J Relig Health. 2009 Jun; 48(2):178-88.

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Pimenta E, Calhoun DA, Oparil S. Mechanisms and treatment of resistant hypertension. Arq Bras Cardiol. 2007 Jun; 88(6):683-92.

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