morning-after pill

a popular name for postcoital, or emergency, oral contraception. It consists of two doses of a progestin, or a combined formulation of a progestin and an estrogen, taken at spaced intervals no later than 72 hours after intercourse.

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January 30th 2025

bath therapy

the use of water immersion in therapy. See also hydrotherapy.