“The best form of birth control is an aspirin grasp firmly between the [female] knees,” states a 1950’s old wives’ tale, the truth to the matter is birth control has not changed much since then. The female contraceptive began marketing in the 1960’s (Sohn 1). That means the pill, as it is commonly known, just celebrated its fiftieth birthday. Birth control is anything that prevents the ovum, commonly known as the egg, from meeting up with sperm cells (Planned Parenthood 2). Female hormonal pills, or patches, use levels of chemical synthesized hormones to trick the body into thinking it is carrying a baby (Planned Parenthood 3). This is used and a method of pregnancy prevention and hormone management in women. These hormones are used to get young ladies to start menstruation and fight off early signs of menopause, or the absences of menstruation for a whole year (Planned Parenthood 1). Male forms of birth control have dated back to the 1800’s; making those even changing less than female forms (Planned Parenthood 3). With years to prefect and master female birth control is still not the safest or most practical option, and with male forms being held back, birth control is still viewed as a woman’s job; however, when sex and pregnancy prevention effect both parties they both should be offered equal options to prepare and protect themselves. The main form of male birth control is that is sold at almost every supermarket and gas station, the male condoms are worn on the penis itself and work like a barrier preventing sperm from entering the vaginal canal (Planned Parenthood 3). The condom reduces the risk of sexual transmitted diseases, STDs, and prevents ninety-nine percent of pregnancies when used correctly (Planned Parenthood 4).... ... middle of paper ... ... future. Works Cited Etminan, Mahyar, Joseph A.C Delaney, Brian Bressler, and James M. Brophy. "Oral Contraceptives and the Risk of Gallbladder Disease: A Comparative Safety Study." EBSCO Host. EBSCO, 18 Apr. 2011. Web. 2 Mar. 2014. . Glasier, A. F., R. Anakwe, D. Everington, C. W. Martin, Z. Van Der Spuy, L. Cheng, P. C. Ho, and R. A. Anderson. "Human Reproduction." Would Women Trust Their Partners to Use a Male Pill? Oxfordjournals, 23 Nov. 1999. Web. 27 Feb. 2014. Northern Arizona University Women's Health Center. "Health Promotion." Hormonal Contraception. Northern Arizona University, 2014. Web. 06 Mar. 2014. Planned Parenthood "Birth Control." Methods. Planned Parenthood, 2014. Web. 04 Mar. 2014. Sohn, Emily. "Male Birth Control Pill: What's the Hold-Up?" DNews. DiscoveryNews, 11 May 2011. Web. 04 Mar. 2014.
Since 1912 Sanger had dreamed of a pill that would provide cheap, safe, and effective contraception. In 1951 Margaret Sanger met Dr. Gregory Pincus, a biologist whose expertise was in the field of fertility. Planned Parenthood Federation of America provided a grant to research the effect of progesterone on ovulation. Dr. Pincus’ research supported earlier findings that progesterone acts as an inhibitor to ovulation. With these findings, Margaret Sanger was able to convince Katherine McCormick, a wealthy heiress, to provide the funding for Dr. Gregory Pincus to develop the first birth control
The fact that the only physician to support contraceptives was a woman speaks volumes about the disconnect between the male and female perspective on the issue. It begs the question: Can a man objectively weigh in on this issue? Since inarguably both the physical sacrifice and emotional burden of carrying to term and caring for an unwanted child lay solely on the
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Having babies is a wonderful thing embraced by many women; however, having an unplanned one is not so nice. It is good to have an option of avoiding that, contraceptive methods can hold the pregnancy till the time is right. Thanks to John Rock, who was the first man to ever invent the birth control pill, we have the option of waiting until we are ready. Even though this sounds like a wonderful idea, there are major health risks to receiving any form of contraceptive. Even though your Gynecologist does not mention it, no birth control is truly safe.
Others are progestin-only. Pills contain hormones that work in different ways. The condoms are a sheath made of thin latex or plastic to cover the penis before intercourse to keep sperm from joining the egg. No matter how old one is it is very important to use condoms with another method of birth. There are a large variety of birth control options on the market these days.
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Who should be responsible for stopping the 120 million sperm that are released during a male orgasm from fertilizing a female’s egg? The context of that question has been a societal debate in terms of the consequences of unplanned pregnancy and whether it is a female, male or both sexes responsibility to practice “safe sex”. Introducing the birth control pill for women in the 1960s created a huge controversy between sexual conservatives and the women who would benefit from the pill, but the responsibility still remained in the hands of women. However, as medicine has advanced and the possibility of a male birth control pill has amounted, many wonder if the same issues would arise if a male birth control pill did in fact become available. In order to understand the effects on society of both individual female and male responsibilities it is essential that the women birth control pill is discussed, the male pill and lastly, what the stigmas and potential effects of both birth control pills mean.
Despite the sound logic of the evolutionary argument, it does not account for what humans have had for a long time: contraception. This is why many people prefer to look at how this double standard formed from more of a sociological viewpoint. Women’s sexual con...