"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.
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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.696.875.360.276.210 D27.505.954.705.360.276.210
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Contraceptives, Oral" by people in Profiles.
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Breastfeeding and the risk of epithelial ovarian cancer among women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation. Gynecol Oncol. 2020 12; 159(3):820-826.
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Physician and Nurse Practitioner Attitudes on Generic Prescribing of Oral Contraceptive Pills and Antidepressants. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 12; 35(12):3478-3484.
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Development and testing of a module to promote generic oral contraceptive prescribing among nurse practitioners. J Am Assoc Nurse Pract. 2020 Jan; 32(1):24-34.
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Development and testing of a web module to IMPROVE generic prescribing of oral contraceptives among primary care physicians. J Clin Pharm Ther. 2019 Aug; 44(4):579-587.
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Things We Do for No Reason: Routine Echocardiography in Hemodynamically Stable Patients with Acute Pulmonary Embolism. J Hosp Med. 2019 04; 14(4):242-245.
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Generic Substitution Rates of Oral Contraceptives and Associated Out-of-Pocket Cost Savings Between January 2010 and December 2014. JAMA Intern Med. 2018 04 01; 178(4):561-563.
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Simultaneous quantitation of multiple contraceptive hormones in human serum by LC-MS/MS. Contraception. 2018 04; 97(4):363-369.
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Postpartum Contraception Use by Urban/Rural Status: An Analysis of the Michigan Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Data. Womens Health Issues. 2015 Nov-Dec; 25(6):622-7.
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Adverse effects of the common treatments for polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2013 Dec; 98(12):4646-54.
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Isotretinoin and oral contraceptive use in female acne patients varies by physician specialty: analysis of data from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. J Dermatolog Treat. 2012 Aug; 23(4):272-7.