Episode 3 - The Curious History of Contraception

Join me as i explore the wonders of contraception and how humans have been using it for thousands of years since the beginning of recorded history and probably further and the dangerous outcomes to it's modern conception.  

 

 

Citations list

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Raypole, C. (2021, June 28). From Acacia to IUDs: The History of Birth Control in the United States. Healthline. https://www.healthline.com/health/birth-control/history-of-birth-control

King, A. (2022, August 02). Family Planning in the Ancient Near East. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2054/family-planning-in-the-ancient-near-east/

Mark, J. J. (2017, February 17). Egyptian Medicine. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/Egyptian_Medicine/

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Good, H. (2021, November 6). The lesser-known history of birth control. Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2021/11/06/lesser-known-history-birth-control/

Blakemore, E. (2018, May 9). The First Birth Control Pill Used Puerto Rican Women as Guinea Pigs. History. https://www.history.com/news/birth-control-pill-history-puerto-rico-enovid

Planned Parenthood. (2015). Pill History FactSheet. Birth Control – History of the Pill 1Birth Control – History of the Pill, 1. https://www.plannedparenthood.org/files/1514/3518/7100/Pill_History_FactSheet.pdf

‌Mark, J. J. (2023, July 10). Silphium. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/Silphium/

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Clemens, M. (2024, May 6). Silphium, The Ancient Contraceptive Herb Driven To Extinction. Ancient Origins Reconstructing the Story of Humanity’s Past. https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/silphium-002268

Betancourt, R. (2020, December 11). Abortion and Contraception in the Middle Ages. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/abortion-and-contraception-in-the-middle-ages/

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Cataneo, E. (2022, April 22). The 19th-Century Woman’s Secret Guide to Birth Control. Atlas Obscura. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/19th-century-birth-control-dittrick

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‌A Brief History of the Birth Control Pill. (n.d.). Verywell Health. Retrieved July 10, 2024, from https://www.verywellhealth.com/a-brief-history-on-the-birth-control-pill-3522634#:~:text=A%20major%20breakthrough%20in%20the%20conception%20of%20the