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Ancient medicine was deeply terrifying. What did ancient Egyptian women actively use as an everyday form of birth control?

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Ancient medicine was deeply terrifying. What did ancient Egyptian women actively use as an everyday form of birth control?

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Ancient medicine was deeply terrifying. What did ancient Egyptian women actively use as an everyday form of birth control?
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