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History of Birth Control in the United States - R.W.

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History of Birth Control in the United States - R.W.

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Birth Control first started to emerge in the U.S. in the mid 1800s. When Charles Goodyear an American manufacturing engineer invented the Condom. Which began to become popular and began to be advertised in big cities like New York in 1861. However, in 1873 Anthony Comstock lead a campaign against obscenity which ended up introducing the Comstock act. It banned the spread of information about contraceptives in the United States, even for doctors. Although Margaret Sanger a nurse and activist initially changed reproductive rights in the United States. She started off by writing newsletters about Birth Control and the challenge towards changing obscenity laws. Margaret was indicted on breaking the obscenity laws and had to leave the country only to comeback and introduce the first family planning clinic in the United States but it was quickly shut down. Five years later she found
the American Birth Control League which later became the Parenthood Federation of America. As Sanger's fight was recognized, in 1937 the American Medical Association turned Birth Control into a part of doctors practice. Then in 1938 the judge lifted the Federal obscenity ban on Birth Control. Soon the U.S. went from 55 Birth Control Clinics in 1930 to 800 in 1942. Later in 1956 hormone pills were approved by doctors and soon enough millions of women in and outside the U.S. were using Birth Control pills.

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The Long, Strange History of Birth Control

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The father of the birth control pill - who died Jan. 30 - was part of the extensive history of people trying to prevent pregnancy

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History of Birth Control the in the United States

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History of Birth Control the in the United States

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Birth Control first started to emerge in the U.S. In the mid 1800s. When

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The controversy about birth control - J.M.

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The controversy about birth control - J.M.

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Recently two years ago, the Supreme Court gave the CEO's the power to have the right to deny their employees coverage for birth control because their beliefs were against it. This decision was made by 5 male judges who will never understand the need for birth control. The average pay is $600 a year or more and woman have trouble affording their parenthood plan. Despite the Supreme court, the Affordable Care Act still remains in place. But to this day the corporations still get to decide what kind of birth control are covered by insurance.

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The Only Controversy About Birth Control Is That We're Still Fighting for It

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Decisions about women's health are being made, yet again, by judges and politicians who will never need to use birth control.

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Cultrual Views of Birth Control in China CK

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Cultrual Views of Birth Control in China CK

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China is the country with the leading use of contraception as a result of having an overpopulation issue. The main type of birth control that the chinese use is sterilization and IUD's. Sterilization is the most effective means of birth control and 38% of all chinese women use it along with 7.9% of men. Sterilization prevents childbirth permanently, but even people who have not yet had children choose this process. The second most common birth control method is the use of IUD. This is the most popular form of birth control that the Chinese use that is temporary. Only 7% of chinese men and women who use birth control use temporary methods. Most of the people in China do not use the pill as a method of contraception because they believe that prolonged use has many side effects including wieght gain, breast tumors, and possible preventing pregnancy when they want it later in life.

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Chinese women and their contraceptive choices

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About seven percent of Chinese that use contraception choose to use temporary forms of contraception, such as contraceptive pills and condoms. That is quite low. In recent years, the Chinese Government has recognized the importance of promoting the use of condoms in the fight against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

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The birth control implant, also known as Nexplanon, is a tiny rod that is inserted under the skin of a woman's upper arm. The implant releases Progestin, which prevents the eggs from leaving the ovaries and thickens the cervical mucus in order to block sperm. Some pros to implantation include the fact that it lasts up to 3 years, and it can improve PMS and depression.

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The implant (Nexplanon is the brand name; previously Implanon) is a teeny-tiny rod that's inserted under the skin of your upper arm. It's so small, in fact, most people can't see it once it's inserted-which means it can be your little secret, if you're so inclined.

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The two most common forms of birth control include the pill and female sterilization. The pill is an oral contraception that contain the hormones estrogen and progestin; these hormones keep the eggs from leaving the ovaries to prevent pregnancy. Birth control pills are very effective as in 1 in 100 women get pregnant while using the pill each year which could be due to taking the pill inconsistently. Some extra benefits of the pill include reduced menstrual cramps and a lighter menstrual cycle. However, the pill can cause breast tenderness, nausea, and vomiting. Female sterilization, also known as tubal sterilization, blocks the woman's fallopian tubes by either cutting and tying them(tubal ligation) or by inserting tissue that grows to block the tubes. A major benefit to sterilization is that is lasts for life, but that also means women cannot change their mind and decide they want to have a child. If a woman wants to reverse sterilization, it would cost thousands of dollars. The chance of becoming pregnant after being sterilized is extremely low: 3/1000 every year.

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Birth Control Methods & Options | Types of Birth Control

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Birth control is how to prevent pregnancy before it begins. There are lots of different methods and options that work really well and are easy to use.