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From your friends at CondomClub.com, suppliers of custom, lubricated, non-lubricated, and other varieties of condoms, please enjoy the following brief History of the Condom.
The idea of Condoms has been around for thousands of years.
1350 - 1220 BC:
Egyptian tribesmen used condoms to protect themselves from infection.
100 - 250 AD:
Cave paintings in the South of France show condoms were used by Europeans as early as 100AD.
1500's:
Italian Gabrielle Fallopius invented a condom made of linen and conducted syphilis trials on thousands of men. None of the participants who used the condoms became infected. In the 1500s, improvements to the condom were made. The linen cloth sheaths were sometimes soaked in a chemical solution and then allowed to dry prior to use. These were the first spermicidal condoms.
1700's:
Historical documents suggest that condoms made from animal guts were in use as a contraceptive. Due to the high price of these condoms, they were often used more than once.
In 1756, French lover Casanova used condoms to prevent his many girlfriends from getting pregnant. Rumor has it George Washington used animal skin condoms borne from the animals he hunting.
1800's:
The Japanese had different kinds of condoms to choose from, the Kawagata or Kyotai condom, which was made of thin leather; the other was the Kabutogata condom made of tortoiseshell or horn.
In 1843, the condom industry got a real boost with the discovery of the revolutionary process of rubber vulcanization. Condoms could be mass produced. Condoms became more reliable and affordable.
1860's:
The first ad for condoms was seen in The New York Times.
1873:
The Comstock Law makes advertising birth control illegal.
1932
Liquid latex replaced crepe rubber for condom manufacturing. By 1935, more than a million condoms were being sold daily in America.
1980's:
Population exploded, so condoms became available everywhere. People wanted to protect themselves from HIV and AIDS and of course unwanted pregnancy.
1990's:
Different types of condom came on to the market. Condoms began to come in different colors, flavors, textures, sizes, shapes and more. Billions of condoms were purchased. The practice of safe sex was on the rise.
2000's:
Durex invented a polyurethane condoms. Durex Avanti. This allowed those that were allergic to latex an alternative.
Today:
Nearly 10 billion condoms are used worldwide each year. People understand the importance of safe sex.
