Is the birth control sponge still available?
Yes. Though the birth control sponge was taken off the market in 1994 – and again in 2008 – it was reintroduced for a second time in 2009.
Why was the birth control sponge discontinued?
The birth control sponge was introduced in 1983, but was discontinued in 1994 after FDA inspectors discovered bacterial contamination at its manufacturing plant. The sponge reemerged in 2005 under new ownership. The new owners promoted the product and then sold it to another company – a business that went bankrupt in 2007. A new distributor picked up the birth control sponge in 2009, and the product has been sold nationwide since then.
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cogman@lemmy.world 3 weeks agojqubed@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Contraceptive sponges are/were basically the precursors to IUDs. Basically a (simplifying) female controlled form of birth control for people who don’t respond well to The Pill.
As it provides zero protection against STIs, it is theoretically a form of birth control you use in addition to a condom (in case of tears/improper sizing) or with a partner you are fluid bonded to and are comfortable having The Talk in the event of a missed period.
Mostly it just raised a LOT of questions about what Ms Benes was getting up to with these randos
… was this when she wanted to bang a Kennedy? Oh god, now I need to look up which one… To The Plex Server!!!
Hoimo@ani.social 3 weeks ago
It was JFK Jr, he crashed a plane in the ocean in 1999, the year after Seinfeld ended.
The episode is S04E10 “The Contest”, “The Sponge” is S07E09 and Elaine is in a steady relationship with Puddy around that time, so who knows what she was using with Kennedy.
Madison420@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Fluid bonded sounds like something you’d say before activating a thumper to call shai halud.