birth control en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Margaret Sanger coined the term "birth control" in 1914, using it in the July 1914 issue of The Woman Rebel, and was criminally indicted for it in August 1914, under the Comstock Law for obscenity in print.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Voluntary control of the number of children conceived, especially by the planned use of contraception.
The latest research, published Wednesday in the medical journal JAMA, analyzed years of health records for thousands of Danish women ages 15 to 49, with an even split between those who started using intrauterine devices that release the hormone levonorgestrel for birth control and those who hadn’t used any type of hormonal contraceptive.
2024 October 17, Deidre McPhillips, “Some IUDs linked to higher rates of breast cancer, but overall risk remains low”, in CNN:
- (uncountable) Any technique used to prevent the birth of a child (such as abortion or preventing conception).
Deriveds
BCGs · birth control pill · birth control glasses · BCG · BC
Relateds
prophylactic · the pill · family planning · voluntary motherhood · family limitation
Synonyms
Translations (27)
cy atal cenhedlu (voluntary control of the number of children conceived) · apw izeeʼ bichįʼ doo ichį́į́ dahí (voluntary control of the number of children conceived) · sv födelsekontroll (voluntary control of the number of children conceived) · tl supil sa panganganak (voluntary control of the number of children conceived) · fi ehkäisy (voluntary control of the number of children conceived) · ar تَحْدِيد اَلنَّسْل (voluntary control of the number of children conceived) · cmn 計劃生育 /计划生育 (voluntary control of the number of children conceived) · cmn 避孕 (voluntary control of the number of children conceived) · tl supil-supling (voluntary control of the number of children conceived) · pl antykoncepcja (voluntary control of the number of children conceived) · pt controle de natalidade (voluntary control of the number of children conceived) · ru контро́ль рожда́емости (voluntary control of the number of children conceived) · es método anticonceptivo (voluntary control of the number of children conceived) · gu સંતતિનિયમન (voluntary control of the number of children conceived) · ja 産児制限 (voluntary control of the number of children conceived) · es control de la natalidad (voluntary control of the number of children conceived) · cmn 節育 /节育 (voluntary control of the number of children conceived) · fi syntyvyyden säännöstely (voluntary control of the number of children conceived) · ca control de la natalitat (voluntary control of the number of children conceived) · fr contrôle des naissances (voluntary control of the number of children conceived) · ko 산아제한 (voluntary control of the number of children conceived) · hi जनसंख्या-नियंत्रण (voluntary control of the number of children conceived) · ka შობადობის კონტროლი (voluntary control of the number of children conceived) · de Geburtenkontrolle (voluntary control of the number of children conceived) · gv castey clienney (voluntary control of the number of children conceived) · kk туу бақылау (voluntary control of the number of children conceived) · gv anghientyn (voluntary control of the number of children conceived)
wikipedia: en:The Woman Rebel · wikipedia: en:Comstock Law · wikipedia: en:Margaret Sanger