Collection of a variety of intrauterine devices developed throughout the 20th century by VforVandeweert
wereallalittlegay on December 16, 2025 8:52 pm The loopy ones with the long tail just seem like they were meant to keep any penises *out*
FroznAlskn on December 16, 2025 8:58 pm I don’t even want to imagine how they got most of those IN. Nightmare fuel.
anthropometrica on December 16, 2025 9:04 pm This explains why we call it the hormone spiral. It used to be literally shaped like a spiral.
justhere4bookbinding on December 16, 2025 9:37 pm Neat, but I’m glad that very last one doesn’t seem to be used much anymore
bitters110824 on December 16, 2025 9:56 pm Are these in any kind of chronological order? Just curious to see the evolution
AromaticIntrovert on December 16, 2025 9:57 pm My friend showed me an IUD for cows, these things are crazy and so cool!
wollphilie on December 16, 2025 9:58 pm Oh, that’s why they’re called “spiral” in lots of languages!Â
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Collection found at the Ghent University Museum (GUM)
They look like medals for cervixes to Gynaecology..
The loopy ones with the long tail just seem like they were meant to keep any penises *out*
I don’t even want to imagine how they got most of those IN. Nightmare fuel.
This is super cool! I’ll have to read up more on them
my uterus just recoiled after seeing this.
This explains why we call it the hormone spiral. It used to be literally shaped like a spiral.
All of which inserted and removed without anesthesia.
My favourite form of birth control so far 🙂
Damn. I thought I was on r/synthesizers.
Neat, but I’m glad that very last one doesn’t seem to be used much anymore
Hah! Those look like heiroglyphs
What are they for?
You can’t fool me, I know those are Nordic runes!
AND we’re still not sure how they work!!
Are these in any kind of chronological order? Just curious to see the evolution
My friend showed me an IUD for cows, these things are crazy and so cool!
Oh, that’s why they’re called “spiral” in lots of languages!Â
Cool!
Too bad they haven’t developed one they insert into penises