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Contraceptives

Contraceptives

Contraceptives have dated all the way back to the biblical era and over the years there has been vast improvements made to the methods of birth control. Today there are more than a dozen on the market. Such as oral,hormonal,surgical,and physical types of contraceptives. In order to protect yourself from sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies the key is education on what is available for people and the future of them.
The history of contraception dates back thousands of years, couples have tried to control their fertility using different methods and techniques. The practice of wearing specific animal parts was thought to help women avoid unwanted pregnancy. For example, infertility could be induced by carrying a cat’s liver in a tube on the left foot, tying the testicles of a cat at one’s waist, or even more effective, wearing the uterus of a lioness was thought to cause infertility among women. Certain birds were also...

Posted by: Sylvia Schiavoni

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