Editing Cervical cap (section)

===Compared to other barrier methods===
In the 1920s, [[Marie Stopes]] considered the cervical cap to be the best method of contraception available.{{sfn|Stopes|1924|pp= 151, 162}} Among barrier methods it provides the least intervention of a barrier surface between the penis and vagina resulting in natural contact between them.{{sfn|Stopes|1924|p=138}}  Except for the Fem-Cap, it also leaves exposed all the vaginal wall so that the hormones, etc. in the [[seminal fluid]] of the man can be better absorbed by the woman.{{sfn|Stopes|1924|pp=72-3, 163, 208}}  The [[condom]] does not allow any absorption and the [[diaphragm (birth control)|diaphragm]] exposes less area.  However the [[condom]] does significantly reduce the likelihood of transmission of [[Sexually transmitted infection|STDs]].{{sfn|Stopes|1924|pp= 127-8}}  The [[diaphragm (birth control)|diaphragm]] is inserted painlessly. It does not stretch the vagina, nor does it interfere with internal muscle movements during sex, as it is too high up in the vagina. The tip of the penis might touch the cap depending on the position and the size of the penis.  Note that what Stopes calls the "Dutch cap" is today known as the "[[diaphragm (birth control)|diaphragm]]". A partial objection to this claim is that most women do not know how to voluntarily control these muscles, and that some size diaphragms do not stretch the vagina that much, especially if they are smaller in size <ref>Cook, Hera.  The long sexual revolution: English women, sex, and contraception, 1800-1975.  London, Oxford University Press, 2005.  p.247</ref><ref>Chalker2, pp.123-4</ref>  The cervical cap can be worn for a significantly longer period of time than the [[diaphragm (birth control)|diaphragm]].  It can be inserted several hours before intercourse{{sfn|Stopes|1924|p=144}} and used successfully even if a woman's partner is drunk, etc.{{sfn|Stopes|1924|p=157}} Stopes concludes in favor of the cervical cap and "condemns" the [[diaphragm (birth control)|diaphragm]] "for general use" {{sfn|Stopes|1924|p=165}}