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What was used for birth control in medieval Europe

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==Conclusion==
As with today, the reasons why individuals used methods of contraception were many. Church officials recorded their use for reasons including the obvious - that a family simply could not support another mouth to feed to the less serious, the desire to preserve the beauty of a young wife or mistress.<ref> P. P. A. Biller,"Birth-Control in the West in the Thirteenth and Early Fourteenth Centuries." Past & Present, no. 94 (1982): 16.</ref> The use of contraception is one which serves as a connection between the past and today, a reminder of the commonality of experiences which can be found between people of different eras, regions, and religions.
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