Oral Contraceptive Pills

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
OCP
Pronunciation
/ˈɔrəl ˌkɑntrəˈsɛptɪv pɪlz/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Prescription

Examples in Context

  1. Oral contraceptive pills ( OCs ) are commonly prescribed to reduce hirsutism and acne, maintain regular menstrual periods, prevent endometrial cancer, and prevent pregnancy.
  2. On a positive note, the newer third-generation oral contraceptive pills containing selective progestins tend to carry a lower risk of arterial disease than earlier varieties.
  3. The absence of ovulation due to immaturity or post-maturity or pregnancy or oral contraceptive pills or dysfunction of the ovary. Comparison of Pregnancy Results of Natural Ovulation Cycle and Superovulation Cycle of Intrauterine Artificial Insemination by Donor
  4. Medications currently recommended is Hormone therapy; include gonadotropin-releasing hormone ( GnRH ) agonists, progestins, oral contraceptive pills, androgens and so on.
  5. Effect of Oral Contraceptive Pills(OCP) on Poor Responder Patients Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization-Embryo Transfer Cycles

Other meanings of OCP