One of the first known methods of contraception was discovered in Egypt and Mesopotamia, when it was noted that acacia gum has spermicidal properties. Interestingly, acacia gum is still used in many contraceptives today.
Several plants, including Silphium, were found to have contraceptive capabilities. However, because Silphium was difficult to grow outside a narrow native territory, these properties led to Silphium’s extinction around the second or third century BCE.
In China in the 7th century BCE, a physician, Sun Ssu-mo, advocated the use of a mixture of quicksilver (mercury) and oil, heated for a day and then given to the woman orally. The problems with this method are readily apparent to modern science, however. But the methods detailed above remained the standard for contraception until the beginning of the Dark Ages.
During this time, much of the stockpiled lore concerning herbal contraception and abortifacient agents was lost to the Western world, in no small part because of the efforts of Europeans to repopulate after a series of devastating plagues swept the region. At the same time, the combined efforts of the Church and the Crown resulted in all but obliterating this knowledge, making it all but unavailable to the average man or woman of the time. This state of affairs persisted until the late nineteenth century, when serious medical study of the human reproductive system began anew.
Today, there are many commonly available methods for contraception. Condoms, spermicidal gels, intravaginal contraceptives, and similar methods are more popular than ever. However, a vasectomy is still the gold standard for a man who wants to enjoy a full and active sex life without reliance on contraceptives.
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