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Contraception, Postcoital

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Definition: Means of postcoital intervention to avoid pregnancy, such as the administration of POSTCOITAL CONTRACEPTIVES to prevent FERTILIZATION of an egg or implantation of a fertilized egg (OVUM IMPLANTATION).  for postcoital douching use CONTRACEPTION, POSTCOITAL and VAGINAL DOUCHING   
See Also Contraceptives, Postcoital 		Other names Postcoital Fertility Control; Postcoital Contraception; Control, Postcoital Fertility; Contraception, Emergency; Fertility Control, Postcoital; Emergency Contraception

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