6 Weird Facts About the History of Birth Control
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What do World War I, a 16th Century Italian Doctor, Coca-Cola, and a Chicago sausage maker have to do with Birth Control? Well, let’s just say the history of birth control is a very long and very odd.
Written and Hosted By: Danielle Bainbridge
Graphics By: Noelle Smith
Edited By: Linda Huang and Mike Petrow
Fact Check: Sarah Edwards
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NB: On page 5 on his text, Riddle notes that the condom drew its name from a “Dr. Condom” in the court of Charles II (ruled 1660-85). He cites Norman Himes Medical History of Contraception. However further investigation of the etymology of the term shows that there isn’t a verifiable record of this figure. OED lists the origins of condom as “unknown.”
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It's kind of sad how previous generations didn't have access to birth control and now people don't use it saying things like, "Condoms make sense less enjoyable" I wonder if all of those people who died of HIV in the 80's or women in 1930s who wished they could have options to control their number of children would feel a little sad..
easy, if he doesn't wear one tell him to GTFO
or use good condoms that don’t feel like a plastic bag
WTF?
You forgot to mention when Americans tested birth control pills on Puertorican women to be sure it was safe before selling them in the US.
Wow
Yes, also many little girls in Puerto Rico began going through puberty very early, due to the birth control pill manufacturers polluting the local water supply with hormones. Another reason the EPA and the Clean Water Act were so important, and still are.
That's using people as human Guinea pigs.😠
Hence why they don't use humans for testing in such a fashion anymore
oh it's much darker than how Abigail said even. 💔 there are still impacts to this day.
Not to dismiss the content of this video, that's a cool necklace.
Omg yes. I spent half the video distracted trying to make out the details
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I was thinking the same. It’s from ModCloth. I have one.
I can already tell you’re really intelligent.. you are the only person so far to preface an off-topic comment by acknowledging it is in fact « off-topic »… I think that’s cool. Than again I’m a bug nerd lol
Well put :)
i got my tubes tied this month (march 2019). i'm 35 and have been asking for the procedure since i was 18. I'm in the uk, which i have always thought of as a liberal country.
the surgeon asked, word for word, "are you sure your husband won't divorce you if you get this procedure? i mean do you have his permission?"
things are so much better for us than they were for our parents or theirs, but we've still got a LONG way to go.
💔
i had to wait a while before i got "fixed" too, but at least my doctor didn't ask if my husband was okay with the procedure.
Yup, in the US, I spent all of my "reproductive years" asking for permanent sterilization, and never was able to get it done. The reasons for refusal were just nuts. But that will mean you won't be able to have kids, was the outright dumbest response, but I also heard "you need to have at least two kids first," "but what if your husband wants kids," and, when I pointed out "um, I"m not married," they then shifted to, "well then absolutely not, I won't be responsible for helping you cheat your future husband out of being a father."
I finally made it to menopause, thank goodness, but with health repercussions from using the more temporary forms of BC, so I'm definitely holding a grudge over that. Since when should any adult need permission from someone else to make major life decisions like that.
Incidentally, I've been married for over 20 years, and my husband is perfectly pleased with our childless state.
we're changing as much as possible but some places are going backward...it seems? 👽🖤💚
@@miradfalco251 yeah, America is behind other similar countries in some absurd ways but mainly on a Cultural lvl and sadly, women are an "easy" target for Systemic abusers.
Doctors used to care about their clients but today are mainly customers for-profit but im even starting to research the roots of American medical Systems and yeah, not good...
In the 1970s when Ireland had an almost total ban on condoms (thanks to “Paul’s Epistle to the Fallopians” in the 1960s), Irish couples made makeshift condoms out of clingy plastic wrap such as Saran Wrap.
My grandmother was born in 1911 (made it to 101+ years old) and had 12 children. One time when I was visiting her and our other relatives up in those coal mining towns, my Aunts (only a few years older than me) and I were discussing birth control. We didn’t think that she could hear us until...... from her kitchen, we heard ‘If there had been birth control when I was young, I wouldn’t have had 12 kids!’ All of us turned to her two youngest sons (my Uncles, who are younger than me!) and told them..... ‘whoa, you wouldn’t have been here!’
How was linen effective at stopping disease? It's incredibly porous! Also wouldn't it.... chafe?
Sounds pretty uncomfortable to me.
I believe it was coated with wax. But probably still pretty rough, especially if it had to be tied in place.
The ribbon that was tied around the top to keep it on was linen; the sheath itself was animal intestines, which are not porous. However, they don’t stretch like latex does. There was a picture shown when it was being discussed.
@@allanrichardson1468 Actually, animal intestine condoms ARE porous, which is why they are not to be used for reducing transmission of STIs, particularly HIV. The pores are small enough that sperm can't pass through, but viruses CAN.
calichef1962 Good to know that now, but before latex it was all they had, and they didn’t know viruses existed.
Reminds me of a joke from Victorian times in England. Politician A to politician B: “My esteemed colleague will either die on the gallows or from the clap!” Politician B: “Which one would be determined by whether I embrace your principles or your mistress!”
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!! do the spanish subtitles for this videos!!! I NEED TO SHARE YOUR VIDEOS with my non speaking english people!!
Sele S Anyone can add subtitles to most videos :)
condom = contraceptive dome
Very interesting episode, keep up the good work!
I've heard of the Comstock laws from "Sexplanations", I never knew it included the mailing of condoms as well!
I love this channel, I have watched like 10 videos from this channel today and I want to watch more.
omg disease control lmao i love it
also i can confirm that that's not just in mexico, in spanish in general the words for east and west are oriente and occidente, este and oeste are also common, they're kind of interchangeable
thanks for a great episode as always!
Griswold vs The State of Connecticut is one of the few supreme court cases that I remember from high school civics class. They called it the Bedroom case. I bet the state of Connecticut lawyers were laughed right out of the court room.
I love your content. You give perfect information for us all! Young lady you are a great influencer for everyone! You are giving great information thru your research. Your knowledge is well received. You are very much appreciated thanks!
How about a history of the opposition to birth control?
Wow I had no idea that birth control and DST avoiding measures dated so far back.
Let me give you a topic suggestion that (I think) people will like to know about: The history of minimum wage, and it's insane racist origin.
So.. is there a way y’all could do something about PCOS or infertility?
Katelyn Cordell ^^^ this
Makes me so proud to be a nurse, proper health information for all!
This is off topic but I really admire your speech skills, I've never tried speaking so many words at consistent speed and volume while not losing track of my thought, I guess it just takes practice and a little bit confidence in the information you're presenting. You see I already know the solution to most of my problems but sometimes I wish I didn't so I don't feel guilty about how lazy and unproductive I am
I want a pill that doesn't give me crazy mood swings
See your doctor about taking the pill with no pause. That pause is what causes the terrible mood swings and my terrible migraines but it's not really necessary. The pause was developed to give women a sense of normalcy, probably by men who don't get how bad a period can make you feel. The problem is the drop in hormones on those 7 days messes you up. I haven't had a period in 11 years! I am healthy, take regular checkups and have no more week long debilitating vicious migraines, no more yeast infections and no more cramps or mess. And the money i save on feminine higiene products is absurd! Win + win! Girls, do your research and stop suffering for no reason.
Keep trying.
Im the oppositebif minkoff my pill I feel crazy get mood swings/ heat flashes anxiety etc.
Praise the pill because now I only have 4 periods a year
Sydney Tonkin I don’t think that good......
that's not healthy...
Thestarskynight, she takes a type of BC pill that controls the amount of periods one has a year. Thus the reason for only 4 a year.
With mine I have None and could not be more thrilled.
As before it my obesity had my ovolution stop But I still got a flow, a heavy flow that lasted for weeks.
Appearently the lining builds up and up then just drops. Disgusting and I really wouldn’t know When it would come.
Plus I had lots of mood-swings.
Now I have no period, woopwoop, my mood is balanced and as a bonus, I’ll never have a pregnancy scare if the rubber fails:p
Plus, now that I feel better I have more energy to actually loose weight again and get back to healthier weight I had before when I was on combined pills which I couldnt used when I started gaining weight.
I know there are women out there who never find hormonal protection that doesn’t have negative effects. But for me, I have always felt more myself On the pill than off.
To the people saying that 'it's not healthy' - I'm not a medical professional so you can take my words with a pinch of salt, but as far as I've read there are no real risks in not having your period (or having less per year) due to taking pills continuously. The period we have while on the pill is not exactly a real period anyway. The 'sugar pills' or the week where you don't take the pills was designed so that women would be more at ease to take them as their periods wouldn't disappear and also that it would be better accepted by religious standards.
I absolutely love this hostess!! She so awesome.
That propaganda from wwi was crazy ... also ily! You are so articulate and pleasant to listen to ☺️
Comstock act is still in effect, Texas just took a company to court because they mailed morning after pills to women in Texas. A red federal judge sided with Texas, overriding FDA authorization of the drug. The ruling was put on hold while it weasels its ways through the court of appeals. The court of appeals ruled that the FDA had authority and knowledge that the lower court lacked and repealed the ruling.
completely off topic, but i love that shirt!
I love your top!
Thank you for your work!
And the lady that founded Planned Parenthood in the '50s tested the pills in Puerto Rican women without their consent, leaving many sterile
i like the little circular box the pills came inside in the video, mine are a rectangular pack.
emperor-chipotle I imagine they did it that way because it resembles a compact.
Good stuff and I love the disclaimer.
I had two kids by 1982, I wanted to have my girl tubes tied, a tubal ligation . So before I could have that surgical procedure done. I had to be certified as MENTALLY UNABLE TO CARE FOR MORE CHILDREN. So basically, I had to be diagnosed as CRAZY TO GET MY TUBES TIED.
Despite how people think Massachusetts is left wing liberal! This is what I was forced to do in Massachusetts before the best doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital were allowed to do the surgery on me.
Coitus interuptus sounds like a harry potter spell
amazing video, thank you for the great work!
The various religions prohibitions on birth control are also important factors.
Learning about this kinda stuff plus some dark history tickles my brain.
Hey Danielle, I know it's an old vid, but can you maybe include the harsh history of (if I remember right - black) woman dying in the process of the pill?
I take birth control because my hormones are messed up and I feel like I'm going insane/ dying.
Not having unwanted kids is great too.
Ouch !!!! wth were people thinking
You’re a greater speaker/presenter! teach me your ways pls
Dr. Condom is my going to be my new nickname now
There is a village/town in France called Condom. I wonder if there is a connection....?
Wonder how much 10 cents in 1916 would be now?
Great video!!
Sorry, I promise I'm paying attention, but... That is a great shirt.
Personally, love my diaphragm because I'm a breastfeeding mom. Although this is a type of birth control someone would want to complain with something else so maybe spermicide, pull out method, condoms, and/or keeping track of a womans cycle.
Never tried that method. My mother told me she got pregnant nine times with diaphragms. Also, most of the women I've known who relied on diaphragms as their primary method grew to feel like sex was a chore.
Ok ok soooooooooo
My last name is *very* similar to the word condom. Yes, i *do* get made fun of for it. I wanna know what came first, my name or condoms.
(It's from Irish and German descent)
They never give proper credit and acknowledge to the real inventors when they are from another country, the true scientists inventor of the pill was Luis Miramontes a Mexican scientist:
"Among his multiple contributions to world science is the synthesis on October 15, 1951, when Miramontes was only 26 years old, of norethisterone (norethindrone), that was to become the progestin used in one of the first three oral contraceptives (combined oral contraceptive pills). For this reason, Luis Miramontes is considered by Lilia Miramontes to be its inventor.[1] Carl Djerassi, Luis Miramontes and George Rosenkranz of the Mexican chemical company Syntex are listed on the patent for norethisterone as its co-inventors. Djerassi "is now known sometimes as the 'Father of the Pill'".[2] The historians, nevertheless, agree that the invention, or the first synthesis, is the work of Miramontes.[3][4] For example, the Nobel laureate Max Perutz[5] states that "On October 15th, 1951, the chemistry student Luis Miramontes, working under the direction of Djerassi and the director of the laboratory Jorge Rosenkranz synthesized the compound". Djerassi himself affirms that it was, in fact, Miramontes who conducted the last step of the first synthesis of the compound: "On 15 October 1951, Luis Miramontes, a young Mexican chemist doing his undergraduate bachelor's thesis work at Syntex completed the synthesis of the 19-nor-17α-ethynyltestosterone or, for short 'norethisterone'-which turned out to be the first oral contraceptive to be synthesized."
Extract from Wikipedia based on various documents and records.
What about the oldest form of birth control, the pull-out method?? When did humans start doing that?
Your job is to research interesting topics and then teach them. How cool is that?!
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If you're dead there are no babies soo..... I guess it works???🤔
You would be a great professor
Lysol? Ouch!
Girl love your hair! 😘
Condom= CONception DOMinator 😂
I think it’s interesting that they initially made birth control legal for married couples. From a conservation Christian approach (which seems to be the source of some of this perspectives), I would think they would start with unmarried folk.
How far are they wist a male contraseptive pill? I have heard about there being one but that it may have similat side effects as the pill for woman has and that that would be a problem with getting men to take it. i may be confusing this with a thing asking men if they would take a pill with those possible side effects. I would still like to know where they are at and why there seems to be such an issue with male birthcontrol
Didn't the utilitarian and libertarian philosopher (and member of U.K. parliament) John Stuart Mill advocate for contraception before it was legal in the UK?
Why do IUDS cause so much acne...can I take a low dose birth control....
What can I do...
The pill in my experience is way worse then the iud! have mine for a year now and am very happy with it!
The host or commentator of this genre of you tubes has been gifted with a very nice voice and can articulate what appears to be a large script with eloquence. She she give this up and concentrate on television. Television is in need of women who can be present themselves in a professional manner such as she can. She has potential and from my untrained eye talent!
Go for it and go far!
Wow! Who knew? But as I often made my less-than-thrilled teenage son repeat back to me "A condom is not enough" (& "Parking lots are deathtraps."). I bet he is thankful for those talks now that he is grown.
I watched this in CINCO innernet.
You are very eloquent.
this is so wild! I'm pro life, and I think birth control and good education are the best way to prevent abortion.
Kimberyn Dugan I disagree with you, but I’m so glad that you are the first pro-lifer I’ve seen that actually wants to improve access to birth control instead of just limiting women’s rights.
Kimberyn Dugan I'm glad you agree with birth control and good education. 👍
Agreed and I'm pro choice.
Abortion should mainly be for cases like rape or where birth control fails.
Jesus Christ I wish more people thought like you. 👍👍
Hey I think we found something pro life and pro choice people can agree on :)
I guess I'm pro choice as in I want abortion to be accessible for those who need it, but I'm pro life when it comes to myself. I would welcome any child that comes into my life.
I think people should have access to abortions even if their reasons aren't very strong, because if they don't want the child that child will only suffer. But I wouldn't want everyone just going around using abortion as a form of birth control... That's not what it's for. People need to be well educated on this subject, so they do what they can to prevent unwanted pregnancy. Abortion should be a last resort.
Also, from a pro life point of view, making abortions inaccessible doesn't make for less abortions being performed. It makes for about the same number of abortions but them being performed at home in very unsafe ways. A friend of mine was in Guatemala, where birth control and abortions are very restricted, with huge penalties for women who break that law. So women have secret and unsafe abortions and even kill unwanted newborn babies...
Sorry for the long comment... It's a subject I have very strong opinions about :p
condom = concave dome
You're welcome.
I wish she would slow down. She is like a fast forwarded track. Very annoying but the content is interesting.
Great info, but, can you slow down 😅.
"This information is really needed to know, share and educate in my country the Philippines... without Birth control since 1987 !!! A reason why we became a shithole 3rd world country... It's now the time for the world to have it so that poverty will end soon due to people has no 10 year lifelong plans for having children instead producing babies without securing their future continous cycle of everything worse... Please these video deserves more popularity worldwide."
in france if someone says " oriental " we'll think about india weirdly ?
Ddlg Halloween onesie 🤔💕👻
Does that say jailed by Gotham police?
Hey, way to gloss over that whole eugenics thing.
Not to dis the video or birth control but Sanger was also seen being friendly with hitler... look it up there are picture...
Nope, that is just false rumors made up by Christians, because they hated her for leading the path way for women to birth control. Many ProLife Christians are totally against all forms of birth control.
No
Ha my friends last name is Condon
Again, 99% about the USA and ignores the rest of the world.
Maybe it was first pronounced "cumdome"
Please explore Margaret Sanger’s darker motives and eugenics …. The lack of this acknowledgement now makes me question all the other content here :(
Would be nice to go more into eugenics
She talks hella fast. Please slow down woman I can barely even understand😩
I agree!
Your videos are interesting, but you speak so quickly they are very hard to follow. :-(
You can always go into the settings and find "playback speed." Try setting it to 0.75 (75% speed).
It's been shown that a slower speed is interpreted by audiences as less interesting. They are going fast intentionally. Watch any crash course video as classic examples of this sped up technique.
"Discovered a pill" sounds like he was out on safari and found a plant that produces pills
😳🤢🧐
We really are a Puritan nation. 😕
Nothing to do with the content of the video but you are very blurry
Let's not forget that Margaret Sanger was also a proponent of eugenics
Nope, nothing but false rumors made up by Christians that hated her for leading the path way for women to have access to artificial birth control and even today, christians do not approve of any forms of birth control.
😅🤣condums
I can't stop looking at your busy hands
So why are women always complaining about access to birth control today?
Because it isnt easily accessible or affordable to all women.
I expected better than "1950's" from this channel. That should be a simple plural, "1950s." Please make the correction and do better. This is an educational channel sponsored by PBS for goodness sake.
Your info is not accurate or I should say washed and sanitized about Sanger. You also left out other inventors and scientists.
Margaret Sanger was still a horrible person regardless of what she has done and she believes. Those are just facts. But thank you for this video knowledge.
Best way to not get pregnant is to not have sex 😃😃😃 so simple.
R.I.P. Joe Jackson. Wouldn’t be a Michael without a Joe.
you talk to fast
I may be biased on this, but it seems to me that the rise of The need for birth control sort of parallels the content of Celebrities. The "looser" the entertainers were allowed to perform (& the amount of access to them), the loser the birth control laws became... Today kids are exposed to sexual references in video games, radio songs, cartoons, commercials, music videos, tv shows,...etc. How can they not think sex is a given right they should experience as much as they can, which means they are going to need ways to not be held responsible for natural cause & effect.
Honestly, abstinence is the only birth control needed, Will Power!! (especially for those unconventional "partnerships" based on sexual "preferences" SMH) Sex is the action of creating another human; not a "drug" to get high off of or something to become addicted to & prefer. The way people view premarital sex today is hypocritical & irresponsible. Many confuse lust & love, by romanticizing lust like Hollywood & the music industries preach as role models to live like. I came from a single mom, who had an adopted sister from an aunt that had kids at too young of an age. I have also seen first hand how teen pregnancies & sex addiction can affect people's futures. We become what we consume. The promotion of NO will power & Immaturity in the world scares me...
Yeah. What ever one needs. An excuse to not be responsible. Don't want kids then don't have sex. Humans are just so selfish
Jesus Mark you do know that sex feels good right? That’s like telling someone “if you don’t want rotten teeth don’t eat candy!” Well candy’s fucking good so maybe I better brush my teeth to prevent making my teeth rot.
Eden Shaeffer you do know that crystal meth feels good right?
Jesus Mark also some people are gay so they won’t get kids even if they try real hard. Does that make them selfish? They didn’t choose to be gay
Jesus Mark also if there was a preventative measure that could stop all negative affects of crystal meth that was available over the counter than a lot more people would be taking crystal meth. Why try and stop someone from having a good time with a good thing that can be completely harmless if they just use a condom or birth control?
Eden Shaeffer in that case it is more important to have a caring population to raise children rather than every specimen reproducing. So yes it is selfishness. Help raise a better future and stop worrying about when you next get to plug a hole.
Does The post card fit a phone?
Ha,ha,ha!, Lysol for contraception... sounds like a Trump recommendation.
1972, I would never guessed that the laws were so recent. I love your legislative timelines. Those unbiasedly shed more history about these topics than almost any other source could. Greatly appreciated!
MY GOD, LYSOL AS A DOUCHE?!? No. Just... no.
I paused the video to read the articles. Horrendous how women were degraded as being dirty and blamed for poor, loveless marriages.
When I was in grad school, I ran across those ads in old magazines while doing research. I mentioned it to my mom, who told me that her mother used Lysol to douche. I think it was diluted with water, but still.
*cringes* imagine the burn... 😨
Actually, I used it as a young woman before the pill was available. Was not 100% effective in addition to the burning.
We need male birth control! They better hurry things up on that front.
They already tried it but the study was stopped because of side effects 🙄
@@lizmowrey9866 Yeah cause they got all the same side effects as women. Ugh
As a woman who would need to carry the pregnancy, I wouldn't rely on someone else to prevent MY pregnancy. Just not a good idea if I really don't want to be pregnant- though it would be a great secondary measure especially for men who don't want to GET someone pregnant.
@@theopkingdom3433 I would still stay on my iud but, if my partner could be on birth control as well that would be really helpful. Especially, if we just had a baby and I'm breastfeeding. I wouldnt want to be on birth control. I know a pregnancy that I carry would be my responsibility but, it would be my partner's responsibility as well. I think both men and women should be able to have the option of being on birth control. Anyways doubling up can help preventing unwanted pregnancies if one contraception fails.
Bunny Wesa Not just that.