From crocodile dung mixtures 🐊 to today's pill 💊, humans have been controlling reproduction for centuries. Who knew that the first condom usage was documented in 1564? Let's take a dive into the fascinating history of birth control! ReproductiveHealth
Sign UpFor nearly as long as we’ve been having sex, we’ve been attempting to control reproduction. After all, there’s more than one reason why humans like to get it on.
We’ve put countless potions into our bodies in an effort to prevent pregnancy — some innocently ineffective and others dangerous or even deadly. Through the ages, birth control has certainly changed. But the reasons behind it remain much the same.The ancient Egyptians took a host of strange concoctions that they insisted could stave off pregnancy. They advocated for the use of a peculiar mixture of crocodile dung and acacia honey.
In ancient Rome, Hippocrates instructed the use of a birth control method that included a mixture of iron sulphate and copper. Even the Bible mentions birth control, though not in a positive light: The use of the “withdrawal method” for preventing pregnancy was frowned upon, though widely used. An article in the
describes “coitus interruptus, or withdrawal of the penis before ejaculation,” as condemned in the book of Genesis.
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