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Story: Contraception and sterilisation

All images and media

From page 1 - 19th-century contraception

Poroporo plant

New Zealand's fertility rate

New Zealand's fertility rate

Sea sponge

From page 2 - Early 20th-century methods

Early reusable condom

Early reusable condom (1st of 6)

Sheep-intestine condom

Sheep-intestine condom (2nd of 6)

Glow-in-the-dark condom

Glow-in-the-dark condom (3rd of 6)

Black Jack condom

Black Jack condom (4th of 6)

Samoa condom

Samoa condom (5th of 6)

Topaz condom

Topaz condom (6th of 6)

Pessaries

Diaphragm

Temperature chart

Temperature chart

Woman's unfailing friends

Woman's unfailing friends

From page 3 - The pill

Family size

The pill timeline

The pill timeline

Emergency contraception poster

Emergency contraception poster

From page 4 - IUDs and sterilisation

IUDs

Dalkon Shield cartoon

Dalkon Shield cartoon

Vasectomy popularity

Vasectomy popularity

Safer sex poster, 1988

Safer sex poster, 1988

From page 5 - Information about contraceptives

Eugenics

Married love

Alice Bush and Margaret Sparrow

Alice Bush and Margaret Sparrow

Mazengarb report

Mazengarb report

Sex education, 1970s style

Sex education, 1970s style (1st of 2)

Sexuality education at intermediate school

Sexuality education at intermediate school (2nd of 2)

From page 6 - Family Planning

Family Planning conference, 1951

Family Planning conference, 1951

'Family planning means ...'

'Family planning means ...'

'Only when you're ready'

'Only when you're ready'

How to cite this page:

Jane Tolerton, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/contraception-and-sterilisation/media (accessed 24 March 2023)

Story by Jane Tolerton, published 5 May 2011, reviewed & revised 7 Dec 2018