How to Use contraceptive in a Sentence

contraceptive

1 of 2 noun
Definition of contraceptivenext
  • But there could be a new method on the horizon: Cat contraceptives.
    — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 8 June 2023
  • More than a dozen men in the U.K. are now taking a new hormone-free contraceptive as part of the drug’s first clinical trial.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2023
  • In ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, honey was also used as a contraceptive when mixed with acacia leaves and lint.
    — Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2023
  • Democrats in the state Legislature on Wednesday sprang a surprise bid to revive bills that would protect the right to contraceptives.
    — Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Having easier access to contraceptives like the mini-pill helps teens stay safe and healthy.
    — Emily Nadal, Parents, 13 July 2023
  • But the release of an affordable birth control pill means that anyone can get contraceptives anywhere in the country.
    — Popular Science, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Under the bill, pharmacists would be able to prescribe and dispense hormonal contraceptives in pill and patch forms.
    — Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 22 June 2023
  • That law banned mailing contraceptives and drugs that induce abortions.
    — Grace Segers, The New Republic, 23 June 2023
  • The contraceptives can’t be prescribed for more than six months at a time, and after a year a consultation with a healthcare provider will be required to continue receiving them.
    — Alex Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2023
  • In the meantime, over half of U.S. states have laws that allow people to get hormonal contraceptives prescribed by pharmacists, rather than doctors.
    — Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 13 July 2023
  • All of these features are intended to set the product apart from the dozens of prescription contraceptive pills available in the U.S. market and internationally.
    — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 27 July 2023
  • The Grammy-winner's team has reversed course on a plan to distribute contraceptives during her Guts Tour, Variety reports.
    — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Contraception: Senate Bill 1234 would require health insurance plans to reimburse patients for up to a six-month supply of contraceptives at a time.
    — Hayat Norimine, Idaho Statesman, 23 Jan. 2024
  • If effective, the pill could spare women the side effects of traditional women’s contraceptives.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The study suggests that the blood clot risk associated with hormonal contraceptives is reversible.
    — Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Low-estrogen or no-estrogen hormonal contraceptives, as well as the onset of menopause, can lessen symptoms, though some people will need surgical removal of the fibroid or, as a last resort, the entire uterus.
    — Laura Kolbe, The New York Review of Books, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Senate Bill 1234 would require that insurance companies provide up to a six-month supply of prescribed contraceptives to enrollees.
    — Mia Maldonado, Idaho Statesman, 2 Feb. 2024
  • As a result, most of the small pharma companies that are innovating in this market have struggled to stay alive as women often wind up sticking to the older pills and other contraceptives that their insurance pays for.
    — Bymaria Aspan, Fortune, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Rifling through the great junk drawer of history, Hirsch has come up with 101 miscellaneous treasures — some unexpected (George Sands’s right arm), some obvious (the contraceptive pill).
    — Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Another new healthcare law will mean easier access to contraceptives for Hoosiers.
    — Alex Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2023
  • Experts This means people trapped in conflict zones may not be able to reach their health care providers to receive reproductive health care or have access to contraceptive, taking reproductive choices away from civilians.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2023
  • After prescribing the contraceptive, the pharmacist would be required to send a report to the patient’s primary care practitioner.
    — Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 7 June 2023
  • For birth control, patients will be required to complete a questionnaire to help determine the appropriate contraceptive and also whether or not the patient should be referred to a nearby clinic or health care provider, Herrmann wrote in an email.
    — Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 1 July 2023
  • Although no state has yet managed to ban contraceptives outright, such efforts have created a chilling effect in which institutions that are worried about violating the law err on the side of caution.
    — Rebecca Grant, ELLE, 23 June 2023
  • Those who are in favor of improved access to contraceptives would argue that greater availability could reduce the rate of unintended pregnancies.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Informing women about their contraceptive choices is a laudable goal.
    — Alana Semuels, TIME, 13 May 2024
  • Needless to say, considering the wide support for legal contraceptives and the near-universal use of birth control, any political move to suppress contraceptives would not be a winning issue in the U.S.
    — Kayla Bartsch, National Review, 4 Feb. 2024
  • The law allows pharmacists to administer contraceptives in general and Hobbs' standing order requires them to do so without a prescription from a doctor.
    — Allie Feinberg, The Arizona Republic, 7 July 2023
  • Under the bill, pharmacists can prescribe hormonal contraceptives to patients who are at least 18 years old and meet health screenings for treatment eligibility.
    — Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 22 June 2023
  • Many female hormonal contraceptives, meanwhile, rely on a synthetic compound called ethinylestradiol that incompletely mimics the estrogen women’s bodies make—and appears to raise the risk of blood clots.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2024
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contraceptive

2 of 2 adjective
  • The decision marks the first time a contraceptive pill can be sold in the United States without a doctor's prescription.
    — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 13 July 2023
  • The team is currently testing the contraceptive method in rabbits.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The contraceptive protection from your IUD stops working once it is removed.
    — Leah Rocketto, Health, 2 Nov. 2023
  • That means the contraceptive debate and struggle over progress on reproductive healthcare is likely to return to the Statehouse next year.
    — Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Mar. 2024
  • With all the attention now being paid to men’s contraceptive preferences, some researchers worry that women’s needs will fall even further to the wayside.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2024
  • This move is gaining steam in schools located in or near contraceptive deserts – areas that lack reasonable access to health centers.
    — USA TODAY, 24 July 2023
  • This can range from hormonal conditions to contraceptive methods to life changes.
    — Christin Perry, Parents, 3 Oct. 2023
  • U.S. officials have approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, which will let American women and girls buy contraceptive medication from the same aisle as aspirin and eyedrops.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 July 2023
  • However, the Series 8 isn’t cleared for contraceptive use and it’s absolutely not meant to be used in any sort of medical capacity.
    — Victoria Song, The Verge, 31 July 2023
  • Scientists have found that adding a pain killer to an emergency contraceptive pill can improve the latter’s effectiveness.
    — Alice Park, Time, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Federal health advisers said Wednesday that a decades-old birth control pill should be sold without a prescription, paving the way for a likely US approval of the first over-the-counter contraceptive medication.
    — Matthew Perrone, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2023
  • And to keep the population stable, every woman has a contraceptive implant that can only be removed with permission.
    — Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Half were randomly assigned to take a single 40 mg pill of piroxicam with their single levonorgestrel pill, while the other half were given a placebo pill with their contraceptive medication.
    — Alice Park, Time, 16 Aug. 2023
  • And since most abortions result from unwanted pregnancies, the logical answer is to make contraceptive birth control measures widely and affordably available.
    — CBS News, 12 Nov. 2023
  • The Affordable Care Act required that employers provide contraceptive coverage to employees but that religious nonprofits could opt out.
    — Brynn Tannehill, The New Republic, 7 July 2023
  • But many of my sources, including reproductive-health advocates and contraceptive industry executives, say the president’s mandate could finally break through this years-long logjam.
    — Maria Aspan, Fortune, 28 June 2023
  • Religious belief, in general, does not significantly alter an American’s stance on contraceptive use.
    — Kayla Bartsch, National Review, 4 Feb. 2024
  • The decision marks the first time a contraceptive pill can be sold in the United States without a doctor's prescription.
    — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 13 July 2023
  • The team is currently testing the contraceptive method in rabbits.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The contraceptive protection from your IUD stops working once it is removed.
    — Leah Rocketto, Health, 2 Nov. 2023
  • That means the contraceptive debate and struggle over progress on reproductive healthcare is likely to return to the Statehouse next year.
    — Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Mar. 2024
  • With all the attention now being paid to men’s contraceptive preferences, some researchers worry that women’s needs will fall even further to the wayside.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2024
  • This move is gaining steam in schools located in or near contraceptive deserts – areas that lack reasonable access to health centers.
    — USA TODAY, 24 July 2023
  • This can range from hormonal conditions to contraceptive methods to life changes.
    — Christin Perry, Parents, 3 Oct. 2023
  • U.S. officials have approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, which will let American women and girls buy contraceptive medication from the same aisle as aspirin and eyedrops.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 July 2023
  • However, the Series 8 isn’t cleared for contraceptive use and it’s absolutely not meant to be used in any sort of medical capacity.
    — Victoria Song, The Verge, 31 July 2023
  • Scientists have found that adding a pain killer to an emergency contraceptive pill can improve the latter’s effectiveness.
    — Alice Park, Time, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Federal health advisers said Wednesday that a decades-old birth control pill should be sold without a prescription, paving the way for a likely US approval of the first over-the-counter contraceptive medication.
    — Matthew Perrone, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2023
  • And to keep the population stable, every woman has a contraceptive implant that can only be removed with permission.
    — Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Half were randomly assigned to take a single 40 mg pill of piroxicam with their single levonorgestrel pill, while the other half were given a placebo pill with their contraceptive medication.
    — Alice Park, Time, 16 Aug. 2023

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