Methods or devices used to prevent pregnancy and control when or if someone has a baby.
From Latin 'contra' (against) and 'conception' (the act of becoming pregnant). The term emerged in the early 1900s as medical methods became available beyond traditional folk methods.
Access to contraception has been as transformative to human society as the printing press—it allowed women to choose education and careers instead of having children continuously, reshaping entire economies.
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