Contraception and Abortion from the Ancient World to the Renaissance

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Summary

killing of infants, or the denial of biological urges.

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Preface
Population and Sex
Evidence for Oral Contraceptives and Abortifacients
Soranus on Antifertility Agents
Terminology in Dioscorides' De materia medica
Early Stage Abortifacients in Dioscorides and Soranus
Ancient Society and Birth Control Agents
Egyptian Papyrus Sources
Greek and Roman Medicine from Hippocrates to Galen
The Late Roman Empire and Early Middle Ages
The Middle Ages: The Church, Macer, and Hildegard
Salerno and Medicine through the Twelfth Century
Islam, Arabic Medicine, and the Late Middle Ages
Knowledge of Birth Control in the West
The Renaissance
Later Developments Abbreviations
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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