Contraception has always been very difficult. Only in the 60s of the last century were invented reliable hormonal agents (but gave a lot of side effects). Before that, all intestinal condoms, cervix caps and herbal remedies were VERY unreliable. You could not cause miscarriage, but easily poison yourself. In Russia, the grandmothers took the guilty virgins to the bath, where they washed up to exhaustion, but again, it did not help everyone. In addition, for a certain period of time, the uterus is inert to external influences. It is now possible for a woman to work, plan a career and have children. Therefore, the men and raised.