Since the creation of the Birth Control Pill in the early 1960s‚ women have been given the freedom of being in control of their sex lives. At first‚ the idea of using a contraceptive was very controversial and it took years for all fifty states to legalize it‚ especially to married women. Once “The Pill” was legalized‚ it became very popular among women of all ages‚ all around the world. Women now had the ability to be more careful about their family planning‚ making the percentage of unwanted pregnancies
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The Little Pill That Could In a time when women had no freedom other than being housewives and baby factories‚ one woman took a stand for every woman ’s rights as a human being. In the late 1800s birth control‚ a term coined by Margaret Sanger in her newspaper‚ Women Rebel‚ in 1914‚ was considered to be immoral by most religious groups. Sanger pleaded with society to implement some form of birth control so as to give aid to her fellow women who were looked on as nothing more than objects that would
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Birth control is a form of pregnancy prevention or family planning in which one can control when you have a child. It has many other health benefits besides preventing pregnancy. Contraception places emphasis on the methods and devices used to stop the sperm from fertilizing the egg. Birth control can come in many forms of contraception such as pills‚ implants‚ patches‚ or shots. IUDs and implants are the most effective form of birth control‚ but you may choose the pill if it is the best option.
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Pill‚ patch‚ implant‚ and the IUD are different type of the birth control method that helps women to prevent pregnancy. Most of the women commonly use birth control pills. The birth control pill didn’t come into the picture until the 1960’s and since then it has changed the society and womanhood. Welch (2010) have expressed that the birth control pill did manage to change women’s life beyond the main purpose of it‚ which is to delay having a family. Other reasons for birth control methods are: reducing
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Tammy Roton Composition I-231 Giving Birth Control to Teenagers July 8‚ 2011 Giving Birth Control to Teenagers The matter of teenage contraception is a hotly contended matter in contemporary societies the world over. The controversy pits proponents of pragmatism who argue for the addressing of an undeniable reality of teenage sexual activeness and exponents of teenage contraception who hold that the provisions of contraception methods to teenagers will only fuel their risky and premature
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Most women have taken it‚ or know someone who has taken it. And as for men‚ at least have had a girlfriend who has taken it. But we never think of how it works‚ or where it comes from. Think about it...."How does a tiny pill prevent pregnancy?". Birth control methods date all the way back to 384 BC‚ when Aristotle was thought to be the first person to use chemicals such as cedar oil‚ lead ointment‚ or frankincense oil as spermicides. If you look at the timeline on my first website‚ you can read some
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Condoms verses Birth Control Pills There is always that question on which is safer‚ more effective‚ easier‚ and which one is more likely going to prevent unwanted pregnancy? There is several different studies out there supporting each one of the methods‚ and for every one that is supporting there is also one against. Some of the studies can be found at www.HCP-Different-Birth-Control.com‚ and www.not-the-pill.com. When considering a birth control method you have to look at it from all angles. Think
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The article that I have picked to write about is “ Couples and the Male Birth Control Pill: A Future Alternative in Contraceptive Selection‚” from the publication of The Journal of Sex Research. Written by William Marsiglio and Elizabeth G. Menaghan. First‚ the article focuses on male oral contraceptives‚ as to where the studied is conducted based on married couples selected from a newspaper. Secondly‚ the survey was put into two categories husbands that believed the woman was responsible for
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Birth control pills are not just for the sexually active. It was designed to originally prevent pregnancy. It’s original formula was an oral contraceptive pill. However‚ doctors and research have proven that taking birth control pills help many medical issues in women. Depending on the formula and dosage‚ birth control not only prevents unwanted pregnancy but gives women relief from issues regarding their menstruation cycle and reproductive diseases. The birth control pill was first marketed in
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Contraceptive pills generally known as birth control pills are used by millions of women around the world to avoid unwanted pregnancies. For most of them‚ the pill is a safe and very effective contraceptive. There are two types of contraceptive pills: • The combination pill which contains Estrogen and Progestin. • The progestin-only pill (generally knows as minipill). Combo pills are more effective than progestin-only pills; though‚ few women cannot tolerate estrogen and choose the progestin pills. These
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