History of Birth Control

<h1>History of Birth Control</h1>Author: <a title="Irene Parks" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/authors/irene-parks/179720.htm">Irene Parks</a> Can you imagine what life was like for women and men for that matter before birth control pills like Yasmin?  The birth control pill has revolutionized sex and if we take a look back in time, we can see just to what degree.  Before birth control, women had to rely on male withdrawal, and on crude infanticide and abortion.  In 3000 B.C. condoms made from such materials as fish bladders, linen sheaths, and animal intestines.  Later in 1500, the first spermicides were introduced which used condoms made from linen cloth sheaths and soaked in a chemical solution and dried before use.  In 1873, the Comstock Act in the US prohibited ads, information, and distribution of birth control and allowed the postal service to confiscate birth control sold through the mail.  Can you imagine?  Finally in 1916, the amazing Margaret Sanger opened first birth control clinic in the US and the next year she was sentenced to jail for 30 days.  But once she was released, she re-opened her clinic and continued to persevere through more arrests and prosecutions. In 1938 a judge lifted the federal ban on birth control, and diaphragms became a popular method of birth control. The world of the Pill began in 1950.  Sanger now in her 80s underwrote the research to create the first human birth control pill. In 1960 the first oral contraceptive, Enovid, was marketed in the US as invented by Frank Colton.   In the 1960’s, IUDs were manufactured and marketed in the US.  Later in the decade, feminists challenged the safety of oral contraceptives as a result of confirmed serious health risks associated with it. This led to changes in the pill’s formula.  In the 80’s and 90’s hormonal birth control methods expanded to include implants and injectables and low-dose pills like Yasmin were introduced.  Today we have choices!  The hormonal patch, vaginal ring, new injectables, single rod implants, and transcervical female sterilization have freed women from the awful beginnings for birth control though barriers to access to reliable contraception still exists for women world-wide.About the Author: Looking to improve your sex life - spice things up a bit?  Have a couple of kinks to work out and need some practical advice?  Youll find it here at <a href="http://vsuisrr.org/"><a target="_blank" href="http://vsuisrr.org/">http://vsuisrr.org/</a></a> .Article Source: <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/">ArticlesBase.com</a> - <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/history-of-birth-control-1002895.html" title="History of Birth Control">History of Birth Control</a>

Can you imagine what life was like for women and men for that matter before birth control pills like Yasmin? The birth control pill has revolutionized sex and if we take a look back in time, we can see just to what degree. Before birth control, women had to rely on male withdrawal, and on crude infanticide and abortion. In 3000 B.C. condoms made from such materials as fish bladders, linen sheaths, and animal intestines. Later in 1500, the first spermicides were introduced which used condoms made from linen cloth sheaths and soaked in a chemical solution and dried before use. In 1873, the Comstock Act in the US prohibited ads, information, and distribution of birth control and allowed the postal service to confiscate birth control sold through the mail. Can you imagine? Finally in 1916, the amazing Margaret Sanger opened first birth control clinic in the US and the next year she was sentenced to jail for 30 days. But once she was released, she re-opened her clinic and continued to persevere through more arrests and prosecutions.

In 1938 a judge lifted the federal ban on birth control, and diaphragms became a popular method of birth control.

The world of the Pill began in 1950. Sanger now in her 80s underwrote the research to create the first human birth control pill. In 1960 the first oral contraceptive, Enovid, was marketed in the US as invented by Frank Colton. In the 1960’s, IUDs were manufactured and marketed in the US. Later in the decade, feminists challenged the safety of oral contraceptives as a result of confirmed serious health risks associated with it. This led to changes in the pill’s formula. In the 80’s and 90’s hormonal birth control methods expanded to include implants and injectables and low-dose pills like Yasmin were introduced. Today we have choices! The hormonal patch, vaginal ring, new injectables, single rod implants, and transcervical female sterilization have freed women from the awful beginnings for birth control though barriers to access to reliable contraception still exists for women world-wide.

Looking to improve your sex life - spice things up a bit? Have a couple of kinks to work out and need some practical advice? Youll find it here at http://vsuisrr.org/ .

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