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contraception

[kon-truh-sep-shuhn] / ˌkɒn trəˈsɛp ʃən /


NOUN
family planning
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Nichola, who grew up in London, started taking contraception to try and manage the bleeding but as time went on her symptoms got worse.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Patrick Kinemo, country director of MSI Tanzania, told Salon that Tanzania was expecting to receive a significant portion of the $9.7m worth of USAID-funded contraception supplies.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2026

Together, the data showed that long-term hormonal contraception and permanent surgical sterilization are linked to an average lifespan increase of about ten percent.

From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026

Consumers must now pay a 13 percent value-added tax for contraception including condoms, after Beijing removed exemptions on the products from January 1.

From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026

Specialists are so busy with their own particular subjects and general practitioners are so taken up with their daily routine that they cannot give to the problem of contraception the attention it must have.

From Woman and the New Race by Sanger, Margaret