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In the developing world overall, 35% of birth control is via female sterilization, 30% is via IUDs, 12% is via oral contraceptives, 11% is via condoms, and 4% is via male sterilization. [141] While less used in the developed countries than the developing world, the number of women using IUDs as of 2007 was more than 180 million. [66]
Birth control, also known as contraception, is a method or device used to prevent pregnancy. The main article for this category is Birth control . See also: Category:Abortion
Equity® Oestrus Control is a GnRH vaccine marketed for use in non-breeding domestic horses. Repro-Bloc is GnRH vaccine marketed for use in domestic animals in general. [4] Improvac® is a GnRH vaccine marketed for use in pigs not as a contraceptive, but as an alternative to physical castration for the control of boar taint. [5]
The Humane Society of the United States runs a deer birth control program, but it is experimental; it may not be cost-effective in the long run. [2] [3] [needs update] It may cost $300 [3] to $1000 [2] per deer. One contraceptive vaccine used is porcine zona pellucida (PZP), or derivatives.
The first permanent birth control clinic was established in Britain in 1921 by the birth control campaigner Marie Stopes, in collaboration with the Malthusian League. Stopes, who exchanged ideas with Sanger, [ 49 ] wrote her book Married Love on birth control in 1918; - it was eventually published privately due to its controversial nature. [ 50 ]
As of 2013, an estimated 75% of 700 million dogs worldwide were free to roam and reproduce, resulting in overpopulation, high mortality rates and poor health. [1] The main management approach is surgical sterilization, i.e. the removal of testes or ovaries, often performed through trap-neuter-return strategies. [2]
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