Ladies we have come a mighty long way

[missus_vegas]

Birth Control In History

Human beings have been practicing birth control ever since we understood how babies are conceived.

• Ancient Egyptian women placed fermented dough and crocodile dung in their vaginas to block sperm jesaz savior
• Women in ancient Rome used diaphragms made from fruits, nuts and wool fruit and nuts
• In ancient China, women drank lead and mercury as a form of birth control. dis sound liek it woulda really dash weh belly omg if it no kill u fuss
• In Europe during the Middle Ages, women wore necklaces made of herbs, animal parts and material soaked in potions to avoid becoming pregnant.

[Peasie]

• In Europe during the Middle Ages, women wore necklaces made of herbs, animal parts and material soaked in potions to avoid becoming pregnant.

This method would definitely work

[Tropicana]

Speaking of diaphragms, do you know it is almost impossible to get them in Canada. Ditto for spermicide. Makes no sense as condoms plus spermicide are almst as reliable as the pill and you can't take the pill forever.

[missus_vegas]

Speaking of diaphragms, do you know it is almost impossible to get them in Canada. Ditto for spermicide. Makes no sense as condoms plus spermicide are almst as reliable as the pill and you can't take the pill forever.

are you talking the diaphragms that you get fitted for by a doc? I cant imagine why they wouldnt be readily available. As for spermicide, even 7-11 sells them. I find the film to be the best. no fuss no mess just stick it and forget it lol.

[twiney]

Speaking of diaphragms, do you know it is almost impossible to get them in Canada. Ditto for spermicide. Makes no sense as condoms plus spermicide are almst as reliable as the pill and you can't take the pill forever.

What u doing with birth control and u supposed to be abstaining? Mind u a hide and lick ennuh Trops.

[Peasie]

a dead

[Tropicana]

What u doing with birth control and u supposed to be abstaining? Mind u a hide and lick ennuh Trops.

1. I am speaking based on experience.
2. I do not intend to abstain for my whole life. Mother nature is showing no signs of locking dung de factory any time soon. One day I do hope to re-marry and I am enjoying my freedom much too much to have more children. So it is important to check out options from time to time.

[Tropicana]

are you talking the diaphragms that you get fitted for by a doc? I cant imagine why they wouldnt be readily available. As for spermicide, even 7-11 sells them. I find the film to be the best. no fuss no mess just stick it and forget it lol.

Yes that is what I am talking about....diaphrams are hardly available in Canada anymore....ditto for spermicide.

[Tropicana]

Canadian clinics are no longer prescribing diaphragms to women. The diaphragm, one in a small handful of non-hormonal birth control methods, seems to have disappeared from clinics and pharmacies alike, leaving some diaphragm users panicked."The whole point of birth control is to give women choice and if you're taking [the diaphragm] off the market, it takes away from my ability to choose," Lindsay Duncan, a long-time user of diaphragms says.
A representative at Planned Parenthood in Toronto says that the organization hasn't been fitting women for the diaphragm for the last year and a half.
While rumours of tight supply abound there's been no consensus among distributors, medical staff and pharmacists about why the diaphragm is currently unavailable.


Lawtons Drugs has confirmed it will no longer carry spermicidal foams and gels, which must be used in combination with diaphragms in order to be effective.
Jane Collins, Nurse Manager of Student Health Services at Saint Mary's University, says in the last two years she's only had one student come in requesting information about the diaphragm.
That was last week, when she became aware of the difficulties in finding diaphragms. She is still contacting pharmaceutical representatives in an attempt to locate diaphragms for the clinic but has been unsuccessful so far.
McNeil Pharmaceuticals, a Johnson&Johnson company that manufactured a diaphragm called the "All-Flex," says it discontinued the product in the fall of 2008.
Caldwell Consumer Health, which manufactures spermicidal products, says it discontinued sales in Canada. They continue to distribute in the United States and online.
"We can't give out something that we don't have access to," says Barbara Vye, Manager of Dalhousie's Health Services Clinic. "[Diaphragms] are not being made."
The Sexual Health Clinic in Halifax, which offers a variety of sexual health services including birth control methods, says it is no longer recommending the diaphragm to patients.
"We don't advocate [the diaphragm] because it's no longer available," says Kate Moir, a member of the Sexual Health Clinic's administrative staff.
However one manufacturer, CooperSurgical, says it is still distributing its diaphragm product, called "Milex," to pharmacies across Canada, including Lawtons in Nova Scotia.
Jolanta Scott-Parker, Executive Director for the Canadian Federation of Sexual Health, says doctors are most likely unaware of the alternative diaphragm, which is why they're no longer prescribing it.
"CooperSurgical is distributing their diaphragm but it's an alternative manufacturer and that's probably why doctors aren't aware of it," says Scott-Parker.
Despite discord surrounding the availability of the diaphragm, it is certain that the market for non-hormonal birth control methods - not a large one to begin with - is decreasing. This leaves women with even fewer alternatives to hormonal birth control than before. Those methods that are still available are rarely spoken about and even less prescribed.

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