Condom Research Paper

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Condoms
Introduction
For centuries, humans have been fascinated with the ability to protect themselves from sexually transmitted diseases and the mechanisms for birth control. This figure has been rising over the years due to the sensitization on HIV AIDs and related venereal diseases (Rutherford).There have been a lot of campaigns on the same in the developed and developing nations popularizing the use f condoms across the globe. Currently, there are more than nine billion condoms that are used across the globe on a yearly basis. However the figure could be higher, were it not for the various barriers that condom use faces among religious factions. Over the years of development, condoms have been made from various materials, such animal tissues, among them intestines, horns leather, and sheaths. At the same time, condoms have also been made from linen, silk paper and later on the in the mid 19th century, through better technologies, rubber/latex condoms are now common, with minimal variations (Schuster). The life cycle of a condom takes several turns, from the time it is purely chemicals to the time it is discarded after use or expiry (Khan).
Thesis statement: from the time that raw materials for the condom production are sources to the time that the condom is used or expired, there are health impacts to be wary of.
Condoms History
In the ancient ages much like today, people were still fascinated with the element of safe sex. The earliest form of a condom was used in Egypt, by a king called King Minos of Crete. The queen who was who was called Pasiphae had use a goat’s bladder, to make sure that the semen from her husband would not harm her (Khan). Apparently, the king’s semen was made of serpents and scorpions, which had killed his mistress. As these condoms became common in Egypt, they would be coloredwith different colors to denote the social classes that used them. Majority of the Egyptians also thought that wearing the condoms would protect them from contracting bilharzias. Elsewhere in Ancient Rome, the Romans used the animal bladders not to prevent pregnancies but to protect themselves from contracting venereal diseases. The Romans would treat the bladders with herbs to ensure their safety was guaranteed. In china, men would rap their penis with oiled silk papers, while the Japanese used tortoise shells as sheathes (Youssef).
Much of the development of a condom in Europe came in the sixteenth century, when syphilis became rampant. In 1564Gabriel Falloppio an Italian doctor, wrote that the, if a linen bag was dipped in salt solution or herbs, it would form a protective sheath.Linen and silk condoms became quite common in the 18th century as well as sheaths made from goats and lambs guts. A ribbon would be ties at the open end of the condom to prevent them from slipping during use (Schuster).
The latex condoms came much later in the 19th century, when Charles Goodyear came up with a way to process natural rubber. However, the rubber was too stiff when it was cold and became too soft when warm. At the same time they offered the luxury of being long-lasting as they did not wear out as fast and they also extended as they were elastic (Youssef). For quite some ti...