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The History of Condoms

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History and Evolution of Condom

Condom is a thin sheath that is usually worn by males to prevent unwanted pregnancy . These condoms go a long way back in history . Before these condoms are made of animal intestines and rubber . Nowadays technology has helped in creating various types of condoms with different shape , size , length , color and flavour . The main use of condom is to protect the user from sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies . The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA , an estimated 10 .4

billion male condoms is used all over the world in 2005 . These condoms are not all used for family planning . Only 4 .4 Billion is used for family planning and 6 .0 Billion is used for HIV prevention . As shown , many people are cautious against STDs . The history , evolution and how the condom is made would be discussed in the next paragraphs that would follow

History of Condoms

Condom had been used ever since the time of the ancient Egyptians in 1000BC . The ancient Egyptians have been using a linen sheath that is used for protection against sexually transmitted disease ( HYPERLINK "http /www .avert .org " www .avert .org , 2008 . Evidence was found on the use of condom in history . From 100-200 AD , it has been proven that the Europeans have also been using condoms . This is evident from the scenes in the cave paintings seen at Combarelles in France

In the 1500s , there has been a syphilis epidemic that had spread across Europe . This had put to rise the first published account of the condom In response to the epidemic that had spread , Gabrielle Fallopius had claimed to have invented a sheath of linen that would be protect the men against syphilis . Late in the 1500s , improvements on the condom were made . The linen cloth sheaths were at times soaked in a chemical solution to dry prior to use . As such , this was considered as the first spermicide on a condom . A spermicide is a chemical that inactivates or kill sperm to prevent pregnancy (www .avert .org

In the 1600s , the condom had been named as such because of the doctor of King Charles II . According to historical accounts , the physician of Charles II of England was Dr . Condom or Quondam . He had suggested and made sheaths made out of animal gut . This is the first explanation as to why condom was named . Another explanation is that the word condom came from the Latin word Condus which means receptacle . In the 1700s , the first published use of the word condum was in a 1706 poem . Furthermore the famous and controversial lover Casanova had use the condom as a tool for birth control and infection (avert .org , 2008 . Casanova had used pieces of sheep intestine to protect himself from venereal disease During this time the first condom manufacturer was Schmid Laboratories The condoms that had been made out of animal intestines had become available to the public . However , condoms back then were very...

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