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Birth control, also known as contraception, is the use of medicines, devices or surgery to prevent pregnancy.

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Is it true that birth control, also known as contraception, is the use of medicines, devices or surgery to prevent pregnancy?

Yes. Multiple reliable evidence items explicitly confirm that birth control or contraception refers to the use of methods, medicines, devices, or surgery to prevent pregnancy.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 4 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 4
Wikipedia: Birth control
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Wikipedia: Birth control. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_control

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PLOS (all journals): Stakeholders’ perceptions of the trends in contraceptive prevalence rate and total fertility rate in Ghana
Explicitly defines contraceptives as medicines, devices, or surgery intended to prevent pregnancy.
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PLOS (all journals): Stakeholders’ perceptions of the trends in contraceptive prevalence rate and total fertility rate in Ghana. (n.d.). PLOS (all journals). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0288924

Citizens Information (Ireland): Citizens Information (Ireland): Contraception
States that birth control or contraception is the use of medicines, devices, or surgery to prevent pregnancy.
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Citizens Information (Ireland): Citizens Information (Ireland): Contraception. (n.d.). Citizens Information (Ireland). https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/health/health-services/reproductive-health/contraception/

LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 22: Reproductive System
States contraception is any method or device used to prevent pregnancy.
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LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 22%3A Reproductive System. (n.d.). LibreTexts. https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/Butte_College/BC%3A_BIOL_2_-_Introduction_to_Human_Biology_(Grewal)/Text/22%3A_Reproductive_System

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