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    Roman orgies...

    ...when ever you see a Roman orgy kicking off in a film or TV program, none of the women involved seem the slightest bit concerned with pregrancy...

    With such sexual activity, how on earth did Roman women prevent it?
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    i believe they used like the 'shell' of a lemon or orange as a diaphragm
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    Quote Originally Posted by MaximusIncredulous View Post

    Amazing! How on earth did these folk work out this stuff?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Neil View Post
    Amazing! How on earth did these folk work out this stuff?
    I've always wondered about that. I think these things were discovered by accident, the herbs taken for one purpose, only to find out through experience what the side effects are, in this case contraception.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MaximusIncredulous View Post
    I've always wondered about that. I think these things were discovered by accident, the herbs taken for one purpose, only to find out through experience what the side effects are, in this case contraception.
    Suppose the greatest example of this is the eating of the puffer fish

    That bit killed uncle Jim, let's give this bit to uncle Bob and see how he gets on...
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    Quote Originally Posted by MaximusIncredulous View Post
    I've always wondered about that. I think these things were discovered by accident, the herbs taken for one purpose, only to find out through experience what the side effects are, in this case contraception.
    That's almost certainly the case. The same way people discovered what different herbs and plants can do as well, There was probably a little trial and error involved as well. It doesn't suprise me though. Thoughout history people have had the same needs and dilemas that we do today. With the obvious lack of technology they had to find other ways to get things done.
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    I think Liam told me that ancient Egyptian women used to have stones inserted into their wombs to prevent pregnancy, kind of like a primitive coil.
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    yeah, nothing will gestate in the womb if an object infringes on the minimum amount of space a zygote needs
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    Quote Originally Posted by Neil View Post
    ...when ever you see a Roman orgy kicking off in a film or TV program, none of the women involved seem the slightest bit concerned with pregrancy...

    With such sexual activity, how on earth did Roman women prevent it?
    Well, I have never been personally involved in an orgy, but if I was, I would think the last thing on my mind at that particular moment would be thoughts of contraception......

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    great thread.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Philly_SWAT View Post
    Well, I have never been personally involved in an orgy, but if I was, I would think the last thing on my mind at that particular moment would be thoughts of contraception......
    Ew, it would be the first thing on my mind I'd assume that most people there had been in oher orgies etc, who knows what they'd be carrying
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    Back then there were no STD's.... right?

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    Quote Originally Posted by MikePizzoff View Post
    Back then there were no STD's.... right?
    Gonorrhea is one of the oldest known sexually transmitted diseases...
    and Syphilis has been around for like....forever

    And we did not have cures for these two back then...

    Those are the ones I know off the top of my head that have been around (known of) for long periods of time....
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    i'm going to have to say people into orgies and swinging deffinately have some serious precautionary measures to avoid disease and kids... but its prolly the last thing on a mans mind and the first thing on a womans mind
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