Many women and men since the early 1900s have strove to contribute and gain more support and equality for women. Whether it be the right to vote or simply receiving the same equal treatment as men. One of the most beneficial achievements during the early 1960s occurred when America approved the birth control pill. In May 9th, 1960, the FDA approved the pill, which was created to control and regulate the reproduction in women and among couples that were not prepared for the responsibility of baring a child. Despite, the benefits and effectiveness of the pill to control and regulate reproduction, there were many detected risks of the pill that harmed women’s health, which ultimately led to a decrease usage of the pill and adverse health concern among…
1960 is storming it up in Chile and China as they both deal with drastic storms that lead to many deaths. As we know we have had many presidents before but September 26 is the day we have the first televised presidential debate. An event happened that had the president involved where a U.S. U-2 plane is shot down over Soviet Union. Now as 1960 came along inventions have been made like the laser which is helping many lives in the world right now.…
Not only is it a great product for men to take advantage of, but also for women. Almost all female birth control come with many side effects like weight gain, hormone imbalance, irregular bleeding and so much more. This gives women a chance to get their body back to normal and let the man have the responsibility for awhile. Now the men and women can take turns or be equally responsible for making sure an unwanted pregnancy does not happen. It is…
In the article called “States Starts to Let Pharmacists Prescribe Birth Control Pills”, published on February 18, 2016, Sarah Breitenbach talks about why and how states are allowing the pharmacists to prescribe birth control to patients without seeing a doctor. In addition to the positive side of this, she also talks about how it can be risky for certain people. Another point she brings up is about not having barriers on birth controls. In Oregon and California, they recently passed a law that allowed pharmacists to prescribe different types of birth controls for women without seeing a doctor.…
Birth control Such a sensitive subject to discuss with adults and teenagers. Many adults refuse to even talk about if for fear their child may think it is a gate way to have sex with anyone they choose and without protection. Birth control has helped many women throughout history.…
The hormonal methods containing both progestin and estrogen are the better form of contraceptive since it has less possibility of pregnancy. The main purpose of birth control with hormones is to prevent ovulation. The thought process that goes with birth control is that if there is not an egg to be fertilized, then there is no possible way for a female to get pregnant. The hormones prevent the estrogen peak that causes…
Want Freedom? Here’s a Pill You Can Take! Independence. Empowerment. Control. The birth control pill, for the first time, allotted women to experience the above in the sphere of sexuality with ease.…
When it comes to contraception, there are many different forms; such as condoms, birth control pills, diaphragms, or implants. But it is the birth control pill that is one of the most popular when it comes to types of contraception. There are both benefits and disadvantages to taking birth control. Benefits include it lowers the risk of endometrial and ovarian cancer, normalizes irregular periods, lightens menstrual bleeding, and treats acne. (.…
There are a variety of ways the birth control pill can be used aside from contraception. While birth control pills are intended to prevent pregnancy,…
Part of that problem is that doctors now prescribe it just like they would prescribe medicine for a sick child. Not only are women using these common contraceptives for the wrong reasons, but they also don’t understand what these birth control pills are doing to their body and what they are putting them at risk for. There are three main reasons as to why women should not use birth control: it can cause serious health issues, the cost is unrealistic…
The birth control pill, or “the pill”, is an oral contraceptive prescribed as medication and taken once every day. The birth control pill was made legal in the 1970s and also made available to teenage girls. It was and still is used by numerous amounts of women starting at as early as age 15. This was the holy grail of the century, because there was a new way to prevent pregnancies. Although female contraception lowers teen pregnancy rates, teens under the age of 18 shouldn’t be having sex that often to where they need a stronger, more long term form of birth control.…
As casual and premarital sex has become socially acceptable today, birth control has become an essential practice in our society, and the demand and the need for birth control is only rising. A birth control pill is the most commonly used contraceptive method in the United States today. What makes a birth control pill outstanding among all contraceptive methods is its failure rate; less than 1 out of 100 women will get pregnant each year if used properly. It is the lowest failure rate among all contraceptive methods besides sterilization. With its effectiveness and convenience, a birth control pill has won its popularity over the past few decades.…
Contraception on Both Sides of the Debate Birth control has been a controversial topic in the U.S. since the early 1900s. This topic has caused a divide in many religious groups on whether it is moral or immoral. I feel very strongly about this subject and have decided to learn about it in greater depth from both sides of the issue. There are many negatives to birth control and many positives as well.…
All in all, Americans continues to purchase these birth control and furthermore, even resume to producing them because of the good business it makes. Mainly a high percentage of women would purchase such pills and this cause the process of producing it further. Despite the illegalness, contraceptives became highly used as women desire to decrease their numbers of children especially poverty families. Comstock view such action immoral, thus birth control usage resume…
There are so many different forms of contraceptives; Barrier method, such as Condoms, cervical caps, cervical shields, contraceptive sponge and diaphragm; Hormonal Methods such as the patch, vaginal rings, pills and shots. Implantable devices: such as surgical sterilization, implants, and intrauterine devices. One of the safest methods was said to be the condom. Condoms are said to be effective not only toward pregnancy, but effective against STD’s. Recent study shows that the spermicide nonoxynol 9, which many condoms are coated with, not only doesn’t guard against STD’s as people assume, but also may increase you risk of contracting HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.…