The team found direct evidence they were used during childbirth as they had cervico-vaginal fluid proteins inside a 15th century birthing girdle parchment.
Scientists have used proteomic techniques to find evidence of vaginal fluid, along with honey and milk, on a rare manuscript from the late 15th century. .
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