Sunday, September 11, 2011

history of condoms


how the beginning of the discovery of a condom?Still not clear where the word "condom" is derived. Some suspect it is derived from a town called Condom, located in the province of Gascony, southwest France. Men from the town of Condom is famous for its love sex, impatient, and irritable, more or less like the character of Cyrano de Bergerac in a play directed by Edmond Rostrands.whereas
1000 BC - Ancient Egyptians used condoms made from linen fibers. However this is still debated whether condoms are used for contraception or for rituals.
100-200 AD - The earliest evidence of condom use in Europe is found in cave paintings in Combralles, France.
1500 AD - In italy, research by Gabrielle Fallopius prove that the linen fibers can prevent the infection and then subsequently use to prevent pregnancy.
1700 AD - The naming of condoms is still a mystery. Some people believe it derives from the name "Dr. Condom ", who supplied the King of England King Arthur II with gloves made from animal intestines. While others believe that condoms are taken from "Dr. Condon "or" Colonel Cundum ". Yet almost everyone believes that condoms are derived from the Latin word "Condom", which means "can be used"
1844's - Goodyear and Hancock started mass production of condoms made of rubber used, which is a material more elastic and stronger.
1861's - first condom ad published in the American newspaper "The New York Times" that was then printed for venereal disease prevention ads.
1873's - The end of the Comstock Act that prohibits advertising on the theme of birth control, and also allow the post office to confiscate condoms sold and shipped by mail.
1880s - the first latex condoms are manufactured. Although only introduced in the 1930s in general.









The early 1900s - the public health activists sue to ban the use of condoms by Americans. As a result 70% of American soldiers in World War I suffering from sexually transmitted diseases. In World War II the U.S. government to be more aggressive in promoting condom use.
1960 - Sexual Revolution of the '60s resulted in the rejection of condom use and most teens do "Free Love" without the use of condoms.
1980 - HIV, the virus that causes AIDS is found, health experts said that in addition to abstinence, a more effective measures to prevent transmission of HIV is to use a condom every time sexual intercourse.
1990 - Introduced various kinds of condoms, including colored condoms, condom serrated, hollow condoms, flavored condoms, condoms that glow in the dark and large size condoms. It was also introduced for the female condom.
2000s - Condoms not a taboo anymore, children aged 14 years are familiar with and have many uses.
how about you?

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