contraceptive

Converse of object

• prescribe: It follows a study by Aberdeen University which shows girls as young as 10 are being prescribed the contraceptive.
• combine: Combined oral contraceptives can be used to reduce menstrual blood loss ( A ).
• take: For women taking hormone contraceptives, the reverse is true: they prefer men whose MHC genes are similar to their own.
• use: Any Catholic who uses contraceptives in defiance of the Church are told they are being evil.

Adjective modifier

• intra-uterine: Intra-uterine contraceptives can be removed easily by a doctor or nurse.
• hormonal: A woman is at a higher risk of thrombosis from pregnancy than a hormonal contraceptive.
• oral: Patients taking oral contraceptives should be asked to report any change in their bleeding patterns.
• injectable: Cardiovascular disease and use of oral and injectable progestogen-only contraceptives and combined injectable contraceptives.
• reversible: The findings have been welcomed and experts say they provide the first steps for a practical and reversible male hormonal contraceptive.
• combined: Q. What is the current view on combined oral contraceptives for people with lupus?

Modifies a noun

• pill: Two special doses of a high dose contraceptive pill are taken exactly 12 hours apart.
• implant: Most of the female chimpanzees at Monkey World have a contraceptive implant which is like a small plastic tube.
• injection: Some women taking certain anti-epileptic drugs have the contraceptive injection every ten weeks instead of the usual 12, for example.
• precaution: You should therefore start taking contraceptive precautions within three to nine days of taking the Mifegyne tablets.
• coil: A contraceptive coil can be fitted during the operation.
• patch: The contraceptive patch is not suitable for all women.

Noun used with modifier

• emergency: Emergency contraceptive pills are mainly used by young girls aged 16 - 18, right?
• barrier: Condoms are barrier contraceptives made from latex rubber or a very thin plastic called polyurethane.
• male: In several years time, perhaps by 2010, there will be a new generation of high quality male contraceptives.
• generation: In 1995 third generation contraceptive pills were reported to double the risk of venous thromboembolism.