Who created the first condom?!
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Who created the first condom?
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An Egyptian drawing of a condom being worn has been found to be 3,000 years old. It is unknown, however, if the Egyptian pictured wearing the device intended to use it for contraception, or for ritual purposes.[64]
In 16th century Italy, Gabriele Falloppio authored the first-known published description of condom use for disease prevention. He recommended soaking cloth sheaths in a chemical solution and allowing them to dry prior to use.[71]
The oldest condoms found (rather than just pictures or descriptions) are from 1640, discovered in Dudley Castle in England. They were made of animal intestine, and it is believed they were used for STD prevention.[64]
In 18th Spanish erotic verse, condoms are mentioned as available and sold in packages, albeit under the veil of secrecy from various vendors. In a poem El arte de las putas by Nicolás Fernández de Moratín the condom is attributed to the English, while its invention is attributed to a friar who devised it for protection in a brothel.
In 19th century Japan, both leather condoms and condoms made of tortoise shells or horns were available.[71]
The rubber vulcanization process was patented by Charles Goodyear in 1844, and the first rubber condom was produced in 1855.[72] These early rubber condoms were 1-2mm thick and had seams down the sides.[71] Although they were reusable, these early rubber condoms were also expensive.
Distribution of condoms in the United States was limited by passage of the Comstock Act in 1873. This law prohibited transport through the postal service of any instructional material or devices intended to prevent pregnancy. Condoms were available by prescription, although legally they were only supposed to be prescribed to prevent disease rather than pregnancy.[64] The Comstock Act remained in force until it was largely overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1936.
In 1912, a German named Julius Fromm developed a new manufacturing technique for condoms: dipping glass molds into the raw rubber solution. This enabled the production of thinner condoms with no seams. Fromm's Act was the first branded line of condoms, and Fromms is still a popular line of condoms in Germany today.[72] By the 1930s, the manufacturing process had improved to produce single-use condoms almost as thin and inexpensive as those currently available.[71]
Condoms were not made available to U.S. soldiers in World War I, and a significant number of returning soldiers carried sexually transmitted infections. During World War II, however, condoms were heavily promoted to soldiers, with one film exhorting "Don't forget — put it on before you put it in."[64] In part because condoms were readily available, soldiers found a number of non-sexual uses for the devices, many of which continue to be utilized to this day.
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