contraception
noun
con·tra·cep·tion ˌkän-trə-ˈsep-shən 
: deliberate prevention of conception or impregnation
contraceptive
ˌkän-trə-ˈsep-tiv
adjective or noun 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web On restricting access to some contraception, like the morning after pill, 78% were opposed. 
Catherine Lucey, WSJ, 3 Sep. 2022 Vas-occlusives are a type of non-hormonal contraception that blocks sperm in the vas deferens. Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 29 Aug. 2022 In 2009, the CIC launched a contraception program for cows, rather than shipping them off the island. Katya Cengel, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Aug. 2022 Some congressional Democrats are now trying to codify the right to contraception in federal law. Rachel Bluth, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2022 That's because the court's reasoning in Roe v. Wade rested on the same reading of the Constitution as its 1965 decision in Griswold v. Connecticut, which invalidated a law that forbid contraception. Amy Nakamura, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2022 The federal legislation would also preserve the right to contraception access that is currently constitutionally protected by another Supreme Court ruling, Griswold v. Connecticut. Riley Rogerson, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Aug. 2022 Other studies have shown that clinics in schools can increase vaccination rates among students, reduce mental health problems and boost students' use of contraception. The Editors, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2022 Direct communication about contraception is one of the few choices left. Jenny Singer, Glamour, 18 July 2022 See More
Catherine Lucey, WSJ, 3 Sep. 2022 Vas-occlusives are a type of non-hormonal contraception that blocks sperm in the vas deferens. Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 29 Aug. 2022 In 2009, the CIC launched a contraception program for cows, rather than shipping them off the island. Katya Cengel, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Aug. 2022 Some congressional Democrats are now trying to codify the right to contraception in federal law. Rachel Bluth, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2022 That's because the court's reasoning in Roe v. Wade rested on the same reading of the Constitution as its 1965 decision in Griswold v. Connecticut, which invalidated a law that forbid contraception. Amy Nakamura, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2022 The federal legislation would also preserve the right to contraception access that is currently constitutionally protected by another Supreme Court ruling, Griswold v. Connecticut. Riley Rogerson, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Aug. 2022 Other studies have shown that clinics in schools can increase vaccination rates among students, reduce mental health problems and boost students' use of contraception. The Editors, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2022 Direct communication about contraception is one of the few choices left. Jenny Singer, Glamour, 18 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
contra- + conception
First Known Use
1886, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
contraception
noun
con·tra·cep·tion ˌkän-trə-ˈsep-shən
: deliberate prevention of conception or impregnation