Hormonal contraception
| Hormonal contraception | |
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| Term | Hormonal contraception |
| Short definition | hormonal contraception (hor-MOH-nul KON-truh-SEP-avoid) A type of birth control that uses hormones to prevent pregnancy. Hormonal birth control pills contain estrogen and progesterone or only progesterone. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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hormonal contraception - (pronounced) (hor-MOH-nul KON-truh-SEP-avoid) A type of birth control that uses hormones to prevent pregnancy. Hormonal birth control pills contain estrogen and progesterone or only progesterone. They prevent pregnancy by blocking the release of eggs from the ovaries, thinning the lining of the womb, or thickening the mucus in the cervix to prevent sperm from reaching the egg. Hormonal contraceptives can be taken by mouth, injected or inserted under the skin, placed on the skin as a patch, or placed in the vagina or uterus
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