Invisible Women: crocodile dung & weasel testicles

Why is birth control still so...meh?

In Ancient Egypt, they mixed crocodile dung with honey. In Japan they used oiled paper discs. Medieval Europeans had a penchant for animal guts. Most places had a local herbal concoction, made into teas and pessaries. And then of course there was the good old withdrawal method -- actually not so good as it turned out for my friend Heather.

Evidence of hu…