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How preventative birth control has evolved over the ages.
For thousands of years,
people have been trying to control the size of their families whether it is for economic, physical, emotional or social reasons.
Before the arrival of modern medicine, pregnancy was a dangerous business and many women died during or after childbirth.
Much of the birth control methods that were developed were done so by trial and error, and the secrets that were revealed were silently passed on from woman to woman.
Various methods of contraception have been around for a lot longer that we though. Whether it is through ritual, stomach lining, pills or potions,
when it comes to birth control we humans appear to have thought of everything and of course with varying degrees of success.
We look at some of the forms of contraception that have been used in the past.
Oral contraceptives have been accessible for more than 4,000 years.
Women in early China drank mercury to avoid pregnancy.
Later, women in India swallowed carrot seeds,
and an aboriginal group in Eastern Canada drank tea brewed with beaver testicles.
In 1960 the FDA approved the first birth-control pill, Enovid.
Within two years, more than 1 million women were prescribing it.
Before the condom that we know today came into existence,
animal’s intestines were used.
Later, the Italian seducer Giancarlo Casanova used them as a form of birth control, although by then their main aim was to prevent syphilis.
A couple of centuries later an American inventor patented rubber which led to the mass production of condoms.
Today, a large variety of multicoloured and flavoured latex condoms are available to use.
The female condom was also approved for sale in Europe in the ’90s.
Consequent advances to the female condom have made it cheaper and more comfortable to use,
but it’s still less not a popular contraceptive method.
Before Dr. Marie Stopes helped to modify the cervical cap,
a silver, gold or ivory thimble like cap that covered the cervix was used.
While they had some potential those caps sometimes led to Toxic Shock Syndrome, unusual odours, discharge, infections and not to mention pregnancy since they only work if properly fitted and have a chance of falling out during sex.
These were originally made out of metal,
rubber and even glass with a button at the end to stop it from getting lost in the uterus.
While these did work they were not great in terms of safety,
especially the glass one.
These have become a lot safer for use today and are an extremely effective form of contraception such as Mirena which was introduced after 2000 and is effective for five years.
latest picture of me
was helping my sister put on make up during her big day!
Dinner at The Mosaic
Scenery pictures took by me when we were on our way to Kasih Sayang Resort
Kasih Sayang Resort
