
Medieval Contraception with Eleanor Janega
The Medieval Podcast
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Do You Have a Sex Trompula?
Some of the methods, I think, are still very similar. The most famous example is that one from Montayou. She's wearing it around her neck and he says, before you have sex, you have to put it in the entrance of your stomach. It seems like this is a pretty naive woman and she has to put this there. But what is interesting about this case is that he provides it. And he tells her how to use it, which is pretty. Some priests are dodgy, though, isn't it? They're actually having rather a lot of sex. Being a priest appears to be a good way of getting play and also being able to not get married.
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