Agent, device, method, or procedure which diminishes the likelihood of or prevents conception

A field of grass with a row of poplar trees and a pair of white boxer shorts floating against a yellow sunset representing an advertisement for safe sex; Italian version of a series of Stop AIDS campaign posters by the Federal Office of Public Health, in collaboration with the Aiuto AIDS Svizzero. Colour lithograph.

A field of grass with a row of poplar trees and a pair of white boxer shorts floating against a yellow sunset representing an advertisement for safe sex; German version of a series of 'Stop SIDA' [Stop AIDS] campaign posters by the Federal Office of Public Health, in collaboration with the AIDS-Hilfe Schweiz. Colour lithograph.

Bales of wheat in a yellow field with a pair of white socks floating against a yellow sunset representing an advertisement for safe sex; German version of a series of 'Stop AIDS' campaign posters by the Federal Office of Public Health in collaboration with the AIDS-Hilfe Schweiz. Colour lithograph.

A woman tending corn in a field recommends using the coil: the Acquire Project for family planning in Kenya. Colour lithograph by Ministry of Health, ca. 2000.

Various contraceptive methods: family planning in Sudan. Colour lithograph by Ahfad Reproductive Health Center, ca. 1999.

The groin area of a naked man and woman blocked by the message 'Weiterso' with growing condoms reflecting the increasing statistics of those in the 17 to 30 age group using condoms with each new sexual partner; one of a series of posters from a 'Stop AIDS' prevention campaign by the AIDS-Hilfe Schweiz in collaboration with the Office of Federal Health. Colour lithograph, 1992 [?].

Bales of wheat in a yellow field with a pair of white socks floating against a yellow sunset representing an advertisement for safe sex; French version of a series of 'Stop SIDA' [Stop AIDS] campaign posters by the Federal Office of Public Health, in collaboration with l'Aide Suisse contre le SIDA. Colour lithograph.

A message in Italian that condoms are not safe but safe enough to protect against AIDS; one of a series of safe sex posters from a 'Stop AIDS' campaign by Aiuto AIDS Svizzero in collaboration with the Federal Office of Public Health. Colour lithograph.

A woman burying her face in her hands with the message in Italian: "Anna has AIDS. Who dares to condemn?". Lithograph by Christian Vogt for Aiuto AIDS Svizzero.

A field of grass with a row of poplar trees and a pair of white boxer shorts floating against a yellow sunset representing an advertisement for safe sex; French version of a series of 'Stop SIDA' [Stop AIDS] campaign posters by the Federal Office of Public Health , in collaboration with l'Aide Suisse contre le SIDA. Colour lithograph.

A man with a moustache and waistcoat with one hand in his pocket with the message in Italian: "I have AIDS. And I'm afraid of your fear"; one of a series safe sex posters from a 'Stop AIDS' solidarity campaign by Aiuto AIDS Svizzero in collaboration with the Federal Office of Public Health. Lithograph by Christian Vogt.

A health worker inviting two young men and two young women into a Senegal health center. Colour lithograph by Senegal Service National de la Sante Reproductive, ca. 2000.

Selected practice recommendations for contraceptive use.

Textbook of contraceptive practice / by John Peel & Malcolm Potts.

Jadelle levonorgestrel rod implants : a summary of scientific data and lessons learned from programmatic experience / Irving Sivin, Harold Nash, and Sandra Waldman.

1 print : lithograph, printed in colour ; sheet 63.2 x 44.2 cm

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 59.4 x 41.9 cm

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Selected practice recommendations for contraceptive use.

Textbook of contraceptive practice / by John Peel & Malcolm Potts.

Jadelle levonorgestrel rod implants : a summary of scientific data and lessons learned from programmatic experience / Irving Sivin, Harold Nash, and Sandra Waldman.

Various contraceptive methods: family planning in Sudan. Colour lithograph by Ahfad Reproductive Health Center, ca. 1999.

A woman tending corn in a field recommends using the coil: the Acquire Project for family planning in Kenya. Colour lithograph by Ministry of Health, ca. 2000.

Contraceptives

Images from the collections

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Works from the collections

Selected practice recommendations for contraceptive use.

Textbook of contraceptive practice / by John Peel & Malcolm Potts.

Jadelle levonorgestrel rod implants : a summary of scientific data and lessons learned from programmatic experience / Irving Sivin, Harold Nash, and Sandra Waldman.

Various contraceptive methods: family planning in Sudan. Colour lithograph by Ahfad Reproductive Health Center, ca. 1999.

A woman tending corn in a field recommends using the coil: the Acquire Project for family planning in Kenya. Colour lithograph by Ministry of Health, ca. 2000.

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