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cervical cap
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌsɜː.vɪ.kəl ˈkæp/ us /ˌsɝː.vɪ.kəl ˈkæp/(UK also informalcap)
a small, circular rubber or plastic device that a woman uses to avoid becoming pregnant. The woman puts spermicide (= a substance that kills sperm) on the cervical cap and puts it inside her vagina to cover her cervix(= the narrow lower part of the womb) before having sex:
A diaphragm and cervical cap must each be used with spermicide, a special cream that kills sperm.
The diaphragm and cap work by preventing sperm from reaching the cervix.
The cervical cap is smaller and more rigid than a diaphragm, and fits over the cervix, where it's held in place by suction.
Cervical caps do not protect against STIs (sexually transmitted infections).
Ask your doctor about using a non-hormonal birth control (condom, diaphragm, cervical cap, or contraceptive sponge) to prevent pregnancy.
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