 In the decades after World War I , there remained social and legal obstacles to condom use throughout the U.S. and Europe . <unk> of <unk> Sigmund Freud opposed all methods of birth control on the grounds that their failure rates were too high . Freud was especially opposed to the condom because he thought it cut down on sexual pleasure . Some <unk> continued to oppose male @-@ controlled contraceptives such as condoms . In 1920 the Church of England 's Lambeth Conference condemned all " unnatural means of conception avoidance " . London 's Bishop Arthur <unk> @-@ Ingram complained of the huge number of condoms discarded in alleyways and parks , especially after weekends and holidays . 
