Methods Of Birth Control

As far back as it is documented in history the idea of preventing unwanted pregnancies existed however with the lack of medical knowledge and technique it seemed impossible. Couples relied on their intuitions to know what might have worked or hoped to work. Although some of the methods were not guarantee to prevent a pregnancy those methods did not allow women their reproductive freedom; for instance the withdrawal method, she had to put her faith in her partner that he would pull out in time prior to ejaculating. Even though this method worked many women feared her partner would not pull out in time thus becoming pregnant. Another method of birth control was to abstain from sexual intercourse, but this method was not acceptable to most husbands
Thus giving couples especially women a way to avoid certain unwanted consequences and providing her with some reproductive solutions (Tone 2006). As women began to attempt to buy contraceptives they took chances by risking their reputation to prevent a pregnancy however due to the law contraceptives were illegal to buy so women had to settle for other forms contraceptive. Most were inexpensive and brought over the counter and they didn’t work as well as the new rubber contraceptives. These products were cleverly sold as feminine hygiene products instead of contraceptives avoiding the anti-birth control laws (“Who Are We”, 2015). Although most of these methods are still sold today women can walk into a drug store and buy any method of birth control she pleases without any repercussions. She can openly buy, discuss or flaunt her products without worrying about criminal charges. However nineteenth century women were judged, put in jail or fined and their womanhood was questioned to the faithfulness to her spouse. Even though most of these methods were utilized some women felt they weren’t as effective as they desired, they were also considered messy (vaginal jellies, liquids,
There are several methods that can be used ranging from natural to pharmacological. In accordance to the nature of its use there are a variety of methods that are available. For some who prefer to prolong an unintended pregnancy there are methods that provide short term birth control whereas there are some methods that provide permanent or long term birth control. In our constantly developing society women can base their choices on their own personal decision and beliefs. It is surprising how women were able to conquer history to allowing women today there reproductive freedom. There are a countless number of women all over the world that use some form of birth control no matter what their economic status is. Unfortunately women in the nineteenth century were not as privileged, only the wealthy were given reproductive choices (Nicodemo, A