The History of Birth Control

In 1873 Congress passes the construct law which is an anti-absinity act that specifically lists contraceptives as a scene material. It outlaws the dissemination of them via postal services or interstate commerce I'm just like it's just funny at this point, isn't it? Because it's so frustrating. In 1890 Viennese gynecologist discovers the existence of chemicals that control the body's metabolic processes after he absorbs a wide variety of these chemical substances in 1905 they are named hormones. We're aware that things are going on in our bodies almost 30 years after the discovery of hormones Scientists at the University of Rochester in New York identify progesterone one year later. At this time the United States

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