"Ancient Contraceptions" with Katie Norris

This week Saoirse Siné will explain to you, and writer comedian Katie Norris, all about how they stopped having babies in biblical times.

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Brought to you by Scream for Ireland.

Episode Source Material

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/pill-timeline/

https://www.gotquestions.org/birth-control.html

https://www.gotquestions.org/onanism.html

https://thebrickbible.com/judaherandonan/

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onanism

https://biblia.com/books/gnb/

https://www.christianbiblereference.org/faq_birthcontrol.htm

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/how-the-catholic-church-came-to-oppose-birth-control_b_5b4cd603e4b02538dbcaf463

https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/ancient-methods-contraception-even-tutankhamun-wore-protection-009205

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10691-018-9392-1

https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=52188

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/83685/9-forms-birth-control-used-ancient-world

https://science.jrank.org/pages/1761/Contraception-An-ancient-interest.html

https://www.damninteresting.com/the-birth-control-of-yesteryear/

https://historyofyesterday.com/history-of-condoms-c3fcc62860f

https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-ancient-technology/silphium-ancient-contraceptive-herb-driven-extinction-002268

https://www.history.com/news/what-is-the-origin-of-the-heart-symbol

http://www.sisterzeus.com/Silphio.htm

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/historys-worst-contraception-methods-explained/

http://what-when-how.com/birth-control/ancient-civilizations-and-birth-control/

https://flo.health/menstrual-cycle/sex/birth-control/ancient-birth-control-methods

https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/ancient-methods-contraception-even-tutankhamun-wore-protection-009205

https://peoplepill.com/people/soranus-of-ephesus

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170907-the-mystery-of-the-lost-roman-herb

https://talesoftimesforgotten.com/2020/01/04/no-the-ancient-romans-didnt-overharvest-silphium-to-extinction-because-it-was-a-highly-effective-contraceptive/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649591/

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