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1. Among products such as olive oil, pomegranate pulp and ginger, the juice from what other plant was once believed to be an effective contraceptive?
2. In Ancient Egypt, another less delightful substance was mixed with honey or the juice of certain trees and was then inserted into the vagina prior to intercourse. It was believed to prevent pregnancies. Which product was this?
3. Soranus, an ancient Greek physician, suggested that Greek women should do what after having intercourse?
4. European women during the Dark Ages were encouraged to turn something backwards several times at midnight following intercourse. What was this?
5. During the 1600s, douches were used as a method of contraception by prostitutes from which nation?
6. Sea sponges that had been soaked in vinegar were also used as a form of birth control way back then. These were inserted into the vagina of the hapless female prior to intercourse. What could be used as a substitute for the sea sponge?
7. A particularly strange form of an early condom was made from which product?
8. Arabs came up with an early form of the intrauterine device. What did they use for this purpose?
9. Egyptian men quite commonly wore condoms of fabric as a part of everyday life back then as well. Not, as you may think, to prevent unwanted pregnancies, but for which other purpose?
10. Condoms have been used for at least 400 years in one form or another. For example, in the 16th century, linen sheaths were used and tied on with ribbons. The first rubber condom, however, was invented in the 19th century. Who invented it?
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