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Besides Withdrawal, Men Have Just Two Contraceptive Options:

Condoms

Vasectomy

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Women Have 12 Options, Not Counting Behavioral Methods Or All The Variations Of Intrauterine Contraceptives (IUCs) And Hormonal Pills. Ignoring Men Has Contributed To One In Two Pregnancies Being Unplanned.

Contraceptives Aisle E gyptians explore putting

1564

Dr . Gabriello Fallopio Describes

The Modern Male Condom As A Contraceptive. It Was Linen And Accidentally Included Spermicide.

foreign substances in the vagina among first spermicide attempts. [13]

1550

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Early

G reeks use hollow tubes filled with mutton-fat as a crude IUC. [13]

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1700’s

Commercially Produced In Europe. [6]

40

C ondoms Made Of Animal Intestines

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F irst Tubal Ligation Procedure. [8]

Side-effect Of Charles Goodyear's Rubber Vulcanization Discovery. [6]

1869

R ubber Sheaths Hit The Market. [6]

Dr . Albert Oschner performs

two of the first vasectomies. [4][5]

1897

1920

T rojan Introduces The First Latex Rubber Condom. [1]

W ilhelm Mesinga Invents

The Modern Diaphragm. [6]

Dr . Richard Richter designs

1842

the first modern-like IUC in Germany. [12]

1909

V ersions Of The Female Condom Begin To Appear. [2]

1920s

USFDA ApprovesThe Pill As A Contraceptive. [6]

1960

T he Upjohn Company Begins

1974

" N o-scalpel" Vasectomy Developed In China. [7][8]

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1967

Depo Provera Shot’s Clinical Trials In The U.S. [10]

C ontraceptive Sponge

1982

Approved In U.S. [7]

H ormonal Implant

Device Norplant Approved in Finland. [7]

E mergency Contraception Publicly Available In England. [9]

1992

1983

1984 S DE CI S MI DE ERICI SPRM E SP

1858

R ubber "Caps" Were A

1823

T he Modern Female Condom

Invented By Danish Physician Lasse Hessel Hits The Market In Switzerland. [2]

1994 1992

A vanti Introduces The First Polyurethane Condom. [2]

USFDA

Finally Approves Depo Provera For Marketing. [11]

USFDA Approves NuvaRing. [7]

2001

USFDA Approves Ortho Evra Hormonal Patch. [7]

2002

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Within Five Years Of FDA Approval Over Six Million Women Were Taking The Pill In The U.S. [6]

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1 In 8 Said No

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