Things people put into their vaginas | Animal Parts and Products | Condoms and Barriers | Herbs, foods, and lethal chemicals | Potpourri |
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What is acacia?
Starting as early as 1850 BCE, vaginal suppositories were made with this key ingredient.
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What is a black cat?
Bones and the desiccated liver of this animal were worn as necklaces in the Middle Ages in Europe.
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What are English Riding Coats?
Giacomo Casanova, who claimed to have many sexual partners, used linen condoms, which he called....
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What are wild yams?
Eating this food was believed by the Aztecs to prevent pregnancy.
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What is withdrawal?
Which method of birth control was commonly used throughout history, mentioned in the Bible, and still widely practiced today?
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What is silkworm gut?
In 1909, the first IUD was made with this material.
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What are testicles?
A certain part of a weasel was worn between someone's thighs during sexual intercourse in Middle Ages Europe.
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What are lemons?
This fruit was used in the 1700s as a cervical cap.
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What is Ancient Greece?
Drinking a mixture of copper salt (which is toxic) was advised in this ancient society.
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What are jumping and sneezing?
These two physical acts were believed to expel semen from the body after sex, particularly historically in the Middle East.
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What is the Dalkon Shield?
In the 1970s, this IUD is believed to have caused a number of deaths, and led to the decline in popularity of the IUD.
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What is a beaver?
A potion of this animal's testicles was brewed with strong alcohol and drank in Nova Scotia.
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What is beeswax?
This animal product, which is meltable and moldable, was used to make cervical caps throughout history.
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What are pomegranates?
In Ancient Greece, people believed that eating this fruit would prevent pregnancy.
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What is douching?
In the 1800s in Massachusetts, people widely recommended doing this with a mixture of hemlock and tea.
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What is opium?
Historically, people in different parts of Asia used this substance, which is now considered illicit, as a vaginal suppository to prevent pregnancy.
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What is a wolf?
Walking three times around the spot where this animal urinated was considered pregnancy prevention in Middle Ages Europe.
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What is seaweed?
This item, found in oceans, was used vaginally to create a barrier by populations of Easter Island.
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What is mercury?
In Ancient China, drinking a mix of lead and this, was believed to prevent pregnancy.
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What is 1960?
The first birth control pills were made in this year.
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What is rock salt?
In 9th century Persia, people used this naturally occurring mineral vaginally during sex to prevent pregnancy.
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What are crocodiles?
Vaginal suppositories made with feces from this animal were used in Ancient Egypt.
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What are paper discs?
In Ancient China, people used this material, oiled it, and inserted it vaginally to create a barrier.
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What is papaya?
In tropical India and Sri Lanka, this fruit was eaten daily to prevent pregnancy.
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What is 1994?
The first polyurethane condom was produced in this year.
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