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Pro-Fo
Lactic (U.S.A.,
1930-40s?) Either a
contraceptive or treatment
for STDs (sexually
transmitted diseases), or
both. Ointment with a bag to
contain penis.
A short
history
of contraception and
religion - Egyptian hieroglyphics from
about 1550 B.C.E. describing
a tampon used for
contraception -
Australian
douche ads (about
1900)in the "Wife's
Guide and Friend": The
Australian government
prosecuted this publication
for being obscene because it
advertised contraceptives
and contained birth control
information -
Fresca
douche powder (early
20th century, U.S.A.); the
label contains language
possibly hinting at
contraceptive use -
Selections from the first
American edition of Married
Love (first published
1918), Dr. Marie
Stopes' book that
was long banned in America.
Dr. Stopes founded the first
birth-control clinic in the
British Empire, in 1921, and
it's still running.
See
also early contraceptive sponges disguised
for other uses. Ad for Ergoapiol, treatment
for painful or missing
menstrual periods or other
irregularities of the
menstrual cycle - or for
abortion, 1904. Patent
medicine at this
museum.
Enovid
(U.S.A.) birth-control pill
package & directions
(1964) with booklet Planning
Your Family (also
1964) addressed to married
women, not single.
What did women
do about menstruation
in the past?
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Prophylactic and
Contraceptive Products that May
be Sold
in Oregon by Legally Licensed
Outlets during the Year 1957
Brochure
(Oregon Board of Pharmacy, U.S.A.,
February, 1957)
Below:
Pp. 4-5
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Pro-Fo
Lactic - Doozee
douche for soda pop bottles - Lysol
douche liquid ad, 1928 (U.S.A.) -
Lysol
douche liquid ad, 1948 (U.S.A.) -
Marvel
douche liquid ad, 1928 (U.S.A.) -
Midol
ad, 1938 -
Midol
booklet (selections), 1959
(U.S.A.) - Enovid
(U.S.A.) birth-control pill
package & directions (1964)
with booklet Planning Your
Family (also 1964) addressed
to married
women, not single.
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