{"id":20965,"date":"2022-03-16T15:00:43","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T14:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/?p=20965"},"modified":"2022-03-16T15:00:59","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T14:00:59","slug":"birth-control-methods-how-it-has-revolutionized-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/birth-control-methods-how-it-has-revolutionized-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Birth control methods – How it Has Revolutionized The World"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes it can seem like women (and people with uteruses) got the short end of the stick. We get periods, go through <\/span>pregnancy, birth<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>menopause<\/span><\/a>, and deal with living in a patriarchal society.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That being said, being a person with a uterus is pretty damn cool. There is so much power in understanding your body and cycles, and having the capacity to bring new humans into the world with your own body! If you choose to do so\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s where birth control comes into the conversation. Giving people who menstruate the power to choose whether or not they want to reproduce has been revolutionary in many ways. Let\u2019s take a look at just how birth control has revolutionized the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

The History of Birth Control<\/b><\/h2>\n

Using contraception is nothing new. Women have used herbs, sponges, natural condoms, and other tools for preventing pregnancy long before modern pharmaceuticals came into the picture. Prescriptions for birth control date back to as far as 1550 B.C. in Egypt. This one, in particular, called for a tampon made of wool that was soaked in ground thorn tree, honey, and dates. Sounds like a great dessert!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The first birth control pills were\u00a0approved in the United States in 1960. This totally changed the game, women\u2019s lives, the economy, and the face of the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Power of Choice<\/b><\/h2>\n

While other contraceptive methods were used well before modern birth control, they weren\u2019t as reliable as modern contraceptive methods.\u00a0<\/span>One of the most obvious benefits of modern birth control is that it gives people who can become pregnant the power of choice. Women now could decide how many children they wanted (for the most part), and when they wanted to get pregnant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This opened up opportunities for them to pursue careers, hobbies, and not be weighed down by the expectation to have a large family if that\u2019s not what they wanted or to wait to have kids until they\u2019re ready. It also gives people the ability to prevent unwanted pregnancies because they don\u2019t have the financial means to support a child, pregnancy may impact their health, or because they don\u2019t want to have a baby!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This has created more of an egalitarian society in many places, giving women the opportunity to live their lives on their terms. It\u2019s also changed the way that people approach marriage. More and more people are waiting, and basing their relationships on love instead of the expectation to marry or the ability to access resources.<\/span><\/p>\n

As a whole, the reduction of unplanned pregnancies also allows there to be less of a strain on resources available for lower-income families. That being said, especially in \u201cdeveloped\u201d countries like the United States, the issue isn\u2019t the number of resources available, but the poor allocation of these resources.<\/span><\/p>\n

Body Awareness<\/b><\/h2>\n

Not to say that women haven\u2019t had body awareness since the beginning of time, but birth control has given them a new lens to look at it through. Body awareness combined with the power of choice.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another benefit to birth control occurs on an individual level by giving users <\/span>health benefits<\/span><\/a> like\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n