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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Dykon
Leaflet for a contraceptive
vaginal jelly without actually
saying it
(Dykon Products Company, Inc.,
Eugene, Oregon, U.S.A., before
1936?)
Below:
Flipped open, you see
this odd situation, a shorter
page (top, with
my red
arrow pointing
to its lower edge)
attached to and on top
of a full-size one. See
the smaller page enlarged
or just keep clicking on
the NEXT link at the
bottom of this page.
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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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