Guest guest Posted January 4, 2001 Report Share Posted January 4, 2001 Since this is a topic right now, i thought that it might be interesting to many of you that i was just reading about ancient birth control practices. Of particular interest was olive oil. Apparently, in Aristotles time, women would annoint their vagina and cervix with an olive oil mixture that was believed to hinder fertility. In 1921 Marie Stopes studied olive oil applied to the vagina and in 1938 published studies claiming a zero failure rating for this method. LOL supposidely honey works too, by decreasing the mobility of the sperm. Im not sure of the safety in these methods...i cant find anything about that, but i sure thought it was interesting. Anyone have anything else to add?? in canada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2001 Report Share Posted January 4, 2001 I remember way back when, hearing that women (I beleive it was prostitutes that came up in what we were studying) of long ago would use a lemon or orange cut in half and used in a similar fashion to a diaphram. I suppose the acidity would do *something*. I know there are a number of herbs that people used to sprinkle on food that would control fertility but couldn't tell you what they are. I am sure any mention of them has been banned over the years if there wasn't a buck to be made. Katrina >From: " " <xtina@...> >Reply-Vaccinationsegroups >Vaccinationsegroups >Subject: OT birth control >Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 21:43:29 -0000 > >Since this is a topic right now, i thought that it might be >interesting to many of you that i was just reading about ancient birth >control practices. Of particular interest was olive oil. Apparently, >in Aristotles time, women would annoint their vagina and cervix with >an olive oil mixture that was believed to hinder fertility. In 1921 >Marie Stopes studied olive oil applied to the vagina and in 1938 >published studies claiming a zero failure rating for this method. LOL >supposidely honey works too, by decreasing the mobility of the sperm. > Im not sure of the safety in these methods...i cant find anything >about that, but i sure thought it was interesting. Anyone have >anything else to add?? > in canada > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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