#1 Lemon Diaphragm
The skin of half a lemon was used as a way to block sperm from entering the cervix. It was shaped like modern day diaphragms. And the citric acid was able to kill sperm. Sounds like a perfect solution except for the fact that lemon juice damages vaginal tissue and probably burns both people. Smells so fresh though...
#2 Coca-Cola douches
American women in the '50s and '60s would shake a bottle of Coke and shoot it up into their vaginas to kill and wash out sperm after sex. Some thought it was the carbonation that made it effective. Some thought the citric acid made it effective. Everyone got pregnant because of COURSE it didn't work!
#3 Crocodile Dung Sperm Block
Dried crocodile dung was used as a sort of intravaginal contraception. That sounds perfectly healthy.
#4 Acacia, Date, and Honey Tampon
Hey, I've had that beer! Unfortunately it only increased my odds of getting pregnant, unlike the ancient Egyptians who soaked primitive tampons in the solution. The invention may have actually worked since acacia ferments into lactic acid, a common ingredient in spermicides.
#5 Condom Made From Pig Intestines
Men used condoms made of pig's intestines which were soaked in warm milk before each use to make the material soft. Feels like the real thing, ladies! #sold
#6 Dirty Blacksmith Water
Greek women used to drink the water that blacksmith's used to cool metal, believing that it would prevent pregnancy. Boy did it! The lead in the blacksmith's water rendered women sterile. Other side effects included neurological problems, kidney failure, seizures, coma, and death. Still, women were lining up to work in factories with leadfor freejust to avoid getting pregnant.
#7 Beaver Balls
Women in Canada used to soak dried beaver testicles in alcohol and then drink the infused liquor. It was never recorded as effective. Maybe that's why people use the word beaver as a slang term.
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