Ad for Ergoapiol, treatment for painful or
missing menstrual periods or other
irregularities of the menstrual cycle - or
for abortion,
1904.
Read Malcolm Gladwell's
riveting New Yorker magazine article
about the invention of the birth control pill.
See early
contraceptive sponges disguised for other uses.
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The Museum of Menstruation and Women's
Health
An early (1964) birth control
pill: Enovid-E
("Physician's professional sample"),
U.S.A.
Interior of
package with actual Pills
A woman who has donated other
items to MUM kindly donated this
package to the museum. Thanks!
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I enlarged the
top two sections so you can read the
text. The bottom section arrived at
MUM detached from the other
sections.
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NEXT
page (instructions)
|| Exterior
of package - The product
insert explaining composition,
usage, precautions,
contraindications and side effects
(pages 1-3,
10; 4-7)
- family planning booklet: covers &
pp. 2-3, pp. 4-7, 8-11, 12-15, 16-"inside
back cover," 19-20 |
See 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.
© 2004 Harry Finley. It is
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