Things people put into their vaginas Animal Parts and Products Condoms and Barriers Herbs, foods, and lethal chemicals Potpourri
100
What is acacia?
Starting as early as 1850 BCE, vaginal suppositories were made with this key ingredient.
100
What is a black cat?
Bones and the desiccated liver of this animal were worn as necklaces in the Middle Ages in Europe.
100
What are English Riding Coats?
Giacomo Casanova, who claimed to have many sexual partners, used linen condoms, which he called....
100
What are wild yams?
Eating this food was believed by the Aztecs to prevent pregnancy.
100
What is withdrawal?
Which method of birth control was commonly used throughout history, mentioned in the Bible, and still widely practiced today?
200
What is silkworm gut?
In 1909, the first IUD was made with this material.
200
What are testicles?
A certain part of a weasel was worn between someone's thighs during sexual intercourse in Middle Ages Europe.
200
What are lemons?
This fruit was used in the 1700s as a cervical cap.
200
What is Ancient Greece?
Drinking a mixture of copper salt (which is toxic) was advised in this ancient society.
200
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.
300
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.
300
What is a beaver?
A potion of this animal's testicles was brewed with strong alcohol and drank in Nova Scotia.
300
What is beeswax?
This animal product, which is meltable and moldable, was used to make cervical caps throughout history.
300
What are pomegranates?
In Ancient Greece, people believed that eating this fruit would prevent pregnancy.
300
What is douching?
In the 1800s in Massachusetts, people widely recommended doing this with a mixture of hemlock and tea.
400
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.
400
What is a wolf?
Walking three times around the spot where this animal urinated was considered pregnancy prevention in Middle Ages Europe.
400
What is seaweed?
This item, found in oceans, was used vaginally to create a barrier by populations of Easter Island.
400
What is mercury?
In Ancient China, drinking a mix of lead and this, was believed to prevent pregnancy.
400
What is 1960?
The first birth control pills were made in this year.
500
What is rock salt?
In 9th century Persia, people used this naturally occurring mineral vaginally during sex to prevent pregnancy.
500
What are crocodiles?
Vaginal suppositories made with feces from this animal were used in Ancient Egypt.
500
What are paper discs?
In Ancient China, people used this material, oiled it, and inserted it vaginally to create a barrier.
500
What is papaya?
In tropical India and Sri Lanka, this fruit was eaten daily to prevent pregnancy.
500
What is 1994?
The first polyurethane condom was produced in this year.






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