The History of Condoms

<p>Whether condoms were used in ancient civilizations is debated by archaeologists and historians.<sup id="cite_ref-collier_101-0" class="reference"><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condom#cite_note-collier-101">[101]</a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 11">: 11 </span></sup> In ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome, pregnancy prevention was generally seen as a woman's responsibility, and the only well documented contraception methods were female-controlled devices.<sup id= "cite_ref-collier_101-1" class="reference"><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condom#cite_note-collier-101">[101]</a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 17, 23">: 17, 23 </span></sup> In Asia before the 15th century, some use of <a title= "Glans penis" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glans_penis">glans</a> condoms (devices covering only the head of the penis) is recorded. Condoms seem to have been used for contraception, and to have been known only by members of the upper classes. In China, glans condoms may have been made of oiled silk paper, or of lamb intestines. In Japan, they were made of tortoise shell or animal horn.</p> <p><br /> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Our theme song was written and performed by Anna Bosnick. If you’d like to support the show on a per episode basis, you can find</span> <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/citationpod"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">our Patreon page here</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.  Be sure to check</span> <a href= "http://citationpod.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">our website</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">for more details.</span></p>