Anonymous, On the Use of Night-Caps (1830s), quoted by Peter Fryer, The Birth Controllers (1965), p. 109; Shirley Green, The Curious History of Contraception (1971), p. 37
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How a gentleman ... could make a practice, in the very moment of unutterable ecstasy, of withdrawing from the arena, is more than I can conceive.
— Birth control
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "How a gentleman ... could make a practice, in the very moment of unutterable ecstasy, of withdrawing from the arena, is more than I can conceive." in the context of "Anonymous, On the Use of Night-Caps (1830s), quoted by Peter Fryer, The Birth Controllers (1965), p. 109; Shirley Green, The Curious History of Contraception (1971), p. 37" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Birth control
Birth control, also known as contraception and fertility control, is a method or device used to prevent pregnancy.
About Birth control
Birth control, also known as contraception and fertility control, is a method or device used to prevent pregnancy.
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