This Hygiene Methods Of Old Are The Weirdest You’ll Ever See

Published on 02/11/2020
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Beaver Testicles as Birth Control

Now this one is pretty crazy, and the thought of it happening is just strange. Women in early history didn’t have access to the many resources we now have, so they had to come up with their ways and methods. Unlike today, women can search the internet for proven ways of reducing fertility levels or prevent pregnancy on the whole. Besides, the internet was not a thing of the past.

Beaver Testicles As Birth Control

Beaver Testicles As Birth Control

During the 16th century, women who lived in New Brunswick, Canada, used beaver testicles to boil tea as a contraceptive method. It was believed that androgen was found in the animal’s balls and was an effective way to reduce fertility. The women’s hormones would be tampered with, and sometimes they would get drunk by adding alcohol elements to the tea before sex. To say it worked…, we have to find someone who lived during that age, which is quite impossible.

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