Talk:Birth control

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September 19, 2012	Good article nominee	Listed
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September 6, 2013	Good article nominee	Listed

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It would be nice to see a photo depicting several methods of birth control here aside from hormonal birth control for females - as an easy for instance, barrier methods are extremely common. LegalTech (talk) 22:20, 29 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. Something like this image from the Comparison of birth control methods page would be better than the current main image. Comparison of birth control methods#/media/File:Effectivenessofcontraceptives.png Ideally a similar chart but in color and easier to read at a glance... Willmskinner (talk) 18:51, 29 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I found an image that I think is perfect and have added it as the main image in the page. I'm open to conversation about this! Willmskinner (talk) 20:21, 29 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Linguistic Imperialism[edit]

It's called contraception globally, save for the puritanical and puerile society of the United States of America, which uses the pathetic and idiotic euphemism 'birth control'. 49.186.53.128 (talk) 03:18, 10 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]