The Egyptians had their own ways and means of getting around the fact
that sex produced children. They had both contraceptives and abortions,
mostly these were prescriptions that were filled with unpleasant
ingredients such as crocodile dung. Here is one of the nicer ones:
Prescription to make a woman cease to become pregnant for one, two or
three years: Grind together finely a measure of acacia dates with some
honey. Moisten seed-wool with the mixture and insert it in the vagina.
-- Ebers Medical Papyrus
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