anovulant

/æˈnɑvjələnt/
noun
  1. A drug or substance that prevents ovulation (the release of an egg from the ovary).
    • Some anovulants are used as a form of birth control.
    • The doctor prescribed an anovulant to help regulate her menstrual cycle.
    • The patient stopped taking the anovulant when she decided to try to get pregnant.
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