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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D003281
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D003281
Preferred Name

Contraceptives, Postcoital

Definitions
Contraceptive substances to be used after COITUS. These agents include high doses of estrogenic drugs; progesterone-receptor blockers; ANTIMETABOLITES; ALKALOIDS, and PROSTAGLANDINS. High doses of contraceptive substances that can be taken before, the morning after, or up to five days after the unprotected vaginal intercourse.
Synonyms
Emergency Contraceptives
Postcoital Contraceptives
Morning-After Pill
Contraceptive, Postcoital
Contraceptive Agents, Post Coital
Emergency Contraceptive
Post-Coital Contraceptives
Contraceptives, Emergency
Contraceptive Agents, Post-Coital
Contraceptive Agents, Postcoital
Postcoital Contraceptive Agents
Postcoital Contraceptive
Contraceptives, Post-Coital
Contraceptives, Post Coital
Morning After Pill
Contraceptive, Emergency
Post-Coital Contraceptive Agents
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