Sorry, meant contraceptives, duh. Also, I’m aware that they did have mildly scientifically backed methods for preventing pregnancy, but pregnancies are a genuine concern for modern sex workers, right? Did just way more sex workers get pregnant way more often back then, or were there genuinely methods to make pregnancy avoidable enough to not have a kid once a year if you’re having sex that much?
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Like many of the questions here. Your question makes an assumption which was not true. The ancient Egyptians had contraception. So did the Greeks and Romans. I am not sure but would be unsurprised if other societies had them.
The middle centuries of Europe involved a back slide in understanding of the natural world which would continue until the Renaissance.
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