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Birth control
The practice of using artificial means to prevent or terminate a pregnancy.
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egg
Parenting; Birth control
The female sex cell. The egg is also referred to as the female gamete or ovum. Fertilization occurs when the sperm combines with the egg to form a zygote.
elective
Parenting; Birth control
In medicine, something chosen (elected). An elective procedure is one that is chosen (elected) by the patient or physician that is advantageous to the patient but is not urgent.
emergency contraception
Parenting; Birth control
The prevention of pregnancy after unprotected vaginal intercourse with the use of drugs or a physical device. The "morning-after" drugs are similar to birth control pills but generally contain a ...
endocrinology
Parenting; Birth control
The study of hormones , their receptors , the intracellular signalling pathways they invoke, and the diseases and conditions associated with them.
fallopian tube
Parenting; Birth control
One of two tubes through which an egg travels from the ovary to the uterus.