GALLERY: The Strangest, Outrageous, and Worst Birth Control Methods
People will try anything to get it on, won’t they? Between histories of failed birth control methods, and people who try to manufacture a replacement for birth control, these are…
BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS – DECEMBER 01: A general view of condoms at the ‘Man Aware’ event held by the Barbados National HIV/AIDS Commission on the eleventh day of an official visit on December 1, 2016 in Bridgetown, Barbados. Prince Harry’s visit to The Caribbean marks the 35th Anniversary of Independence in Antigua and Barbuda and the 50th Anniversary of Independence in Barbados and Guyana. (Photo by Chris Jackson ? Pool/Getty Images)
Chris Jackson Pool/Getty ImagesPeople will try anything to get it on, won't they?
Between histories of failed birth control methods, and people who try to manufacture a replacement for birth control, these are the worst picks for birth control out there. To be up front, the most effective ways to practice birth control are condoms, medication, or abstinence.
International Green Week 2018 Agricultural Trade Fair
According to Metro.UK, Casanova used to use Lemons as a diaphragm in the 18th century, because it fit and citric acid was said to kill sperm. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 19: Citrus fruits including limes, oranges, grapefruit and lemons lie on display at the 2018 International Green Week (Internationale Gruene Woche) agricultural trade fair on January 19, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. Food for humans made from insects and worms is a growing trend. The International Green Week is among the world's biggest agricultural trade fairs and brings together agriculture, food, nutrition and horticulture. It is open to the public from Janaury 19-28. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
Asian Food Seduces American Taste Buds
Apparently, according to Metro.co.uk, Greek and Roman empires used to "wash" their insides out with any type of acidic liquids, including vinegar, lemon, or sea water. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL - APRIL 30: A shopper looks over bottles of rice vinegar at Mitsuwa Marketplace April 30, 2004 in Arlington Heights, Illinois. For such reasons as health, flavor and cooking purposes, Asian food and related cooking ingredients are becoming more popular in the U.S. as newer Asian supermarkets are opening and stocking the unique ingredients for use in the cuisine. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)
Coca-Cola Predicts Drop In Profit This Year
Cool, refreshing, and sticky? Metro.co.uk shares that people thought Diet Coke was thought to kill sperm. Just diet though, other pops proved to be "less effective." (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - FEBRUARY 10: A bottle of Diet Coke is pulled for a quality control test at a Coco-Cola bottling plant on February 10, 2017 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Current Coke president James Quincey will become CEO on May 1. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images)
Powerful Hurricane Irma Slams Into Florida
Is that how you get a bladder infection? That sounds like how you get a bladder infection! Crocodile Poop was used by Egyptians to stop from getting pregnant, according to Metro.co.uk. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FL - SEPTEMBER 11: A crocodile is seen at the Dinner Key marina after hurricane Irma passed through the area on September 11, 2017 in Miami, Florida. Hurricane Irma made landfall in the Florida Keys as a Category 4 storm on Sunday, lashing the state with 130 mph winds as it moved up the coast. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Woman sneezing
It was said that doctors in Ancient Greece thought that post sex, they felt you should squat and sneeze to remove bodily fluids, according to Metro.co.uk. (Photo by George Marks/Retrofile/Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Woman sneezing. (Photo by George Marks/Retrofile/Getty Images)
Fruit Logistica Agricultural Trade Fair
According to a report from Medical Daily, a 22 year old from Columbia was told by her mother that potatoes would stop her from getting pregnant. She ended up hospitalized after the potato began to grow roots inside her. I mean, I guess it wasn't a baby, right? (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 08: A display of potatoes stands near business visitors discussing at tables at the Fruit Logistica agricultural trade fair on February 8, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. The fair, which takes place from February 8-10, is taking place amidst poor weather and harvest conditions in Spain that have led to price increases and even rationing at supmermarkets for fresh vegetables across Europe. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
NZ Government Consider Banning Single-Use Plastic Bags
According to Ranker, women were surveyed by German's Chemical Bayer, and out of 1,500 women, a quarter of them admitted to using plastic wrap, gloves, or sandwich bags as alternatives to condoms. (Photo by Fiona Goodall/Getty Images)
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - JUNE 12: Plastic bags in use at New World supermarket in New Lynn on June 12, 2018 in Auckland, New Zealand. Foodstuffs supermarkets will stop offering single use plastic bags at the checkout by the end of 2018. Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage says the New Zealand government is close to making a decision on plastic bags, and an announcement would be made within the next few months. Single-use plastic bags have been banned by various governments around the world. (Photo by Fiona Goodall/Getty Images)
National Zoological Museum Of China
Ranker shares that Medieval Women used to believe weasels were the key to avoiding pregnancy. Not only would they wear weasel testicles around their inner thighs, they'd also wear a weasel bone necklace to ward off pregnancy. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 15: A mounted weasel on display in the specimen pavilion on April 15th, 2012 in Beijing, China. The National Zoological Museum of China opened to public in Beijing in 2009, with a showcase of more than 5,000 specimens of animals could be found within the territory of the country. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
Concerns About Silver Amalgam Tooth Fillings
A dose of Mercury Poisoning? Yep! Ancient Chinese methods of Birth Control included a mixture of oil and mercury. Women were told to drink this mixture on an empty stomach, according to Listverse. Mercury can lead to infertility, which is probably why they thought it worked. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)
394173 04: Attendees display various anti-Mercury signage during a press conference September 7, 2001 in Oak Brook, IL. Scientists, dental society representatives, consumer groups and other injured patients concerned about the health risks of Mercury in dental fillings attended the press conference by Mercury-free activists concerned that the most common dental filling material, amalgam, is one-half Mercury. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)
After 150 Years The European Wolf Makes A Comeback
Listverse shares that people in the Middle Ages thought Wolf Urine was a key - but don't worry, this one didn't get inserted. They were believed to go outside and use the facilities where a she-wolf had urinated. (Photo by Morris MacMatzen/Getty Images)
DORVERDEN, GERMANY - JUNE 14: A European wolf strays in its enclosure at the Wolfcenter wolf park on June 14, 2017 in Dorverden, Germany. The European wolf, known by its scientific name of Canis lupus lupus, disappeared in Germany in the 19th century but has in recent years been making a steady comeback. German wildlife authorities have recorded the presence of at least 200 wolfs in the wild across the country and believe they migrated from eastern Europe. The wolfs are under official protection, much to the irritation of shepherds, who claim the wolfs are becoming a growing menace to their sheep. (Photo by Morris MacMatzen/Getty Images)
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Listverse shares that back in the early 1900's, when women's birth control was not allowed, Lysol Ads shared that it was a "safe" way to take care of their fertility and feminine hygiene. In 1911, 193 known Lysol poisonings occurred, along with five deaths when using the product for a lady-clean. (Photo by Ben Gabbe/Getty Images for Lysol)
Mud Madness
ScoopWoop says that Medieval times call for Medieval measures. Women are rumored to have put leeches in their hoo-haas to clear up any fluids that could make them pregnant. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images for McVities Northern Ireland)
PORTADOWN, NORTHERN IRELAND - OCTOBER 01: A competitor jumps into the 'Leech Pool' during the McVities Jaffa Cakes Mud Madness race in association with charity partner Marie Curie at Foymore Lodge on October 1, 2017 in Portadown, Northern Ireland. Now in it's eleventh year the race takes place over an 8k course which features sink holes among it's 25 obstacles deep in the County Down countryside. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images for McVities Northern Ireland)
