English word senses marked with topical category "Birth control"

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Total 93 word senses

• BCP (Noun) Initialism of birth control pill.
• COCP (Noun) Initialism of combined oral contraceptive pill.
• Dutch cap (Noun) An intravaginal contraceptive device.
• ECP (Noun) Initialism of emergency contraceptive pill.
• ECP (Proper name) Initialism of East Coast Parkway.
• French letter (Noun) A condom.
• Frenchie (Noun) A French kiss.
• IUD (Noun) Initialism of intrauterine device.
• IUD (Noun) Initialism of inhalant use disorder.
• IUD (Noun) Initialism of internet use disorder.
• IUD (Noun) barbecued chicken intestine, sold as street food
• LARC (Noun) Acronym of Long-acting reversible contraception.
• Norplant (Noun) A form of birth control consisting of levonorgestrel capsules implanted under the skin.
• OCP (Noun) Initialism of oral contraceptive pill.
• Quiverfull (Proper name) A conservative evangelical Christian movement that promotes procreation, rejects birth control, and regards children as a blessing from God.
• Vatican roulette (Noun) The rhythm method.
• Yuzpe regimen (Noun) A method of emergency contraception that uses a combination of ethinylestradiol and levonorgestrel. It works by preventing fertilization of an egg.
• abstinence only (Noun) A form of sex education that advocates only abstinence as a means to avoid pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.
• anticontraception (Adjective) Opposing or forbidding contraception.
• barrier method (Noun) A means of contraception involving an impenetrable barrier, such as a diaphragm or condom, between sexual partners.
• birth control (Noun) Voluntary control of the number of children conceived, especially by the planned use of contraception.
• birth control (Noun) Any technique used to prevent the birth of a child (such as abortion or preventing conception).
• calendar method (Noun) A rhythm method of natural birth control.
• catcher's mitt (Noun) A contraceptive diaphragm.
• cervical cap (Noun) A small latex or silicone contraceptive device that fits over the cervix and stays in place either by suction or by surface viscosity.
• cock sock (Noun) A garment designed to cover the penis, either as a novelty item or for the purpose of modesty.
• coitus interruptus (Noun) Sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis before ejaculation.
• condom (Noun) A flexible sleeve made of latex or other impermeable material such as sheepskin, worn over an erect penis during sexual intercourse as a contraceptive or as a way to prevent the spread of STIs.
• contracept (Verb) To administer contraception, especially to a population of wild animals
• contraception (Noun) The use of a device or procedure to prevent conception as a result of sexual activity.
• contraceptive (Adjective) That acts to prevent conception as a result of sexual intercourse.
• contraceptive (Noun) A mechanism or means by which conception as a result of sexual intercourse can be prevented or made less likely.
• control of conception (Noun) birth control
• diaphragm (Noun) A contraceptive device consisting of a flexible cup, used to cover the cervix during intercourse.
• dinger (Noun) A home run.
• drospirenone (Noun) A synthetic progestogen C₂₄H₃₀O₃ that is an analog of spironolactone and is used in birth control pills in combination with ethinylestradiol (trademarks Yasmin and Yaz).
• family planning (Noun) Birth control, especially when carried out by monogamous heterosexual couples.
• female condom (Noun) A device that is inserted into the vagina during sexual intercourse as a barrier contraceptive to reduce the risk of sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancy.
• femidom (Noun) A female condom.
• franger (Noun) A condom.
• have one's tubes tied (Verb) To undergo a tubal ligation.
• immunocontraception (Noun) The use of an immune response to facilitate contraception
• intrauterine device (Noun) A contraceptive device consisting of a spiral or similar shape of plastic or metal inserted through the vagina into the uterus in order to prevent the implantation of a fertilized egg.
• jim hat (Noun) A condom.
• jimmy (Noun) First Lieutenant (Executive Officer)
• jimmy (Noun) A jemmy; a crowbar used by burglars to open windows and doors.
• jimmy (Noun) Men's underwear.
• jimmy (Noun) Synonym of coal car.
• jimmy cap (Noun) A condom.
• jimmy hat (Noun) A condom.
• johnny (Noun) A hospital gown: a gown with a back opening closed with snaps or ties, worn by hospital patients.
• johnny (Noun) Synonym of john: a toilet, lavatory, outhouse, or chamber pot.
• johnny (Noun) A half-glass of whisky.
• johnny bag (Noun) A condom.
• levonorgestrel (Noun) A synthetic progestogen used as an active ingredient in some hormonal contraceptives.
• loop (Noun) A flexible region in a protein's secondary structure.
• love glove (Noun) A condom.
• minipill (Noun) A contraceptive pill containing only synthetic progestogens (progestins), not estrogen.
• morning-after pill (Noun) A contraceptive in the form of a pill taken shortly after sexual intercourse.
• natural family planning (Noun) Timing sexual intercourse to avoid the time of ovulation (if pregnancy is not wanted) or to fall within that time (if pregnancy is desired).
• on the pill (Prepositional phrase) Using oral contraceptives.
• one-child policy (Noun) A policy of population control in China, whereby a married couple is allowed only one child.
• ormeloxifene (Noun) A selective estrogen receptor modulator.
• pill (Noun) Contraceptive medication, usually in the form of a pill to be taken by a woman; an oral contraceptive pill.
• progestin (Noun) A synthetic progestagen intended to mimic the effects of progesterone, often for contraceptive purposes.
• prophylactic (Adjective) Serving to prevent or protect against an undesired effect, especially disease or pregnancy
• protection (Noun) A means, such as a condom, of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease.
• protective (Noun) Something that protects.
• pull out (Verb) To use coitus interruptus as a method of birth control.
• raincoat (Noun) A waterproof coat to be worn in the rain.
• reproductive right (Noun) Any right associated with family planning, such as the right to birth control and the right to abortion.
• rhythm method (Noun) A method of natural birth control that involves counting days of a woman's menstrual cycle in order to determine when sexual intercourse is most or least likely to result in pregnancy.
• rubber (Noun) A rubber match; a game or match played to break a tie.
• rubber (Noun) The game of rubber bridge.
• rubber baby buggy bumper (Noun) A contraceptive diaphragm.
• rubber johnny (Noun) A condom.
• salpingectomy (Noun) Surgical removal of the Fallopian tubes.
• scumbag (Noun) A sleazy, disreputable or despicable person; lowlife.
• sheath (Noun) The foreskin of certain animals (for example, dogs and horses).
• snip (Verb) To circumcise.
• something for the weekend (Noun) A condom.
• spermicidal (Adjective) Having the ability to kill sperm.
• spermicide (Noun) A substance used for killing sperm.
• sperminator (Noun) A desirable or sexually promiscuous man.
• sponge (Noun) A form of contraception that is inserted vaginally; a contraceptive sponge.
• tubal ligation (Noun) A surgical procedure for female sterilization in which the Fallopian tubes are blocked or severed.
• tube tying (Noun) The procedure of tying the Fallopian tubes for the purpose of contraception.
• tubectomy (Noun) salpingectomy
• unprotected sex (Noun) Sexual intercourse without protection from pregnancy; non-use of birth control.
• v-ring (Noun) a vaginal or intravaginal ring that releases hormones for the purpose of contraception
• vaginal ring (Noun) A device consisting of a flexible ring held in the vagina which provides a controlled release of drugs, typically used for contraception.
• vasectomy (Noun) The surgical incision of all or part of the vas deferens as a means of male sterilization.
• withdrawal (Noun) A method of birth control which consists of removing the penis from the vagina before ejaculation.

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