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ANTI FERTILITY VACCINE [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Injections, Tubing and Transfusions (Medicine)
  • Hormones
  • Reproduction (Medicine)
OBS

[The anti-pregnancy vaccine] works by vaccinating against the female pregnancy hormone HCG (human chorionic gonadotrophin) which is produced by the fertilized egg just after conception. ... The term vaccination is a misnomer. Vaccines against disease work by stimulating and increasing the body's ability to defend itself against a specific germ. ... Pregnancy, however, is not a disease. In effect, the anti-fertility "vaccine" mimics an immunological disorder ...

Key term(s)
  • anti pregnancy vaccine
  • anti fertility vaccine
  • anti pregnancy hormone injection

French

Domaine(s)
  • Injections, tubages et transfusions (Médecine)
  • Hormones
  • Reproduction (Médecine)
DEF

Vaccin fabriqué par stimulation de la production d'anticorps neutralisant une hormone (HCG) [human chorionic gonadotropin : gonadotropine chorionique humaine] produite par le placenta dès les premiers jours de la conception et nécessaire au maintien de la grossesse.

OBS

Le terme «vaccin» est impropre dans ce contexte.

Key term(s)
  • vaccin anti-grossesse
  • vaccin anti grossesse
  • injection d'hormone anti-grossesse
  • injection d'hormone anti grossesse

Spanish

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