The Egyptians are thought to have used some form of sheathing as early as 6000 BC, greater evidence dates the practice back to nearly 1000 BC and both Greek and Roman societies adopted similar ideas i
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Origin of Condoms
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Glans condoms appeared in the 1400s in China and Japan. In China they were made from sheep intestines or oiled silk paper. Japan used tortoise shell or animal horns
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Origin of the term "condom" is uncertain though theorized to be from the Latin "condus" or Persian "Kondu". The first recorded use was by John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, in 1705 who had an "instrum
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called a Quondam" when "debauching of a great number of Ladies"
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1564 Italian physician Gabrielle Fallopius introduced a linen sheath saturated with chemicals and then dried to help quell the problem of syphilis. It was quite successful
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Is his last name a coincidence?
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1600s condoms made from animal intestines became available to the general public but were expensive so they were typically reused
