Guest guest Posted July 17, 2003 Report Share Posted July 17, 2003 I heard about the lemon also as a birth control. The blurb I heard was that you can cut a lemon in half and partially scoop part out and insert it up over your cervix. I don't think I would go that far but maybe inserting it other ways (hmmmm creativity) like a dried lemon powder in a geltab and inserted? sounds more snatural. Pam !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 >Here is an interesting article: > >Friday, 11 October, 2002, 00:17 GMT 01:17 UK -BBC NEWS > > The common lemon - a cure for the HIV virus? > Australian scientists believe lemon juice could > act as a cheap and effective birth control and > help stop the spread of the deadly Aids > disease. > Reproductive scientist Roger Short, from the > University of Melbourne, said laboratory tests > have shown that lemon juice killed sperm and > the HIV virus, which often develops into Aids. > > Speaking on the Australian > television programme > Catalyst, Mr Short said > lemons could be an > alternative to costly > HIV-drugs and traditional > forms of contraceptives in > developing countries. > > According to Mr Short, > lemons could be used as > a contraceptive by soaking a piece of cotton > wool in the juice and inserting it into the > vagina before sex. > > " We can show in the lab that lemon juice is > very effective in immobilising human sperm and > also very effective in killing HIV, " he said. > > Medieval roots > > The practice of using lemon juice to prevent > pregnancy was commonly used in medieval > times, including by the legendary lothario > Casanova, but has been forgotten by modern > medicine. > > " About 300 years ago, > Mediterranean women > used lemon juice as > their main method of > contraception, " said > Mr Short. > > His findings have been > challenged by other > scientists, who warned > of the potential of > damaging side-effects. > > " It's possible that he's > [Mr Short] onto > something but it clearly needs to be followed > up in clinical trials in humans, " said Andrew > Grulich, from the Australian Society for HIV > Medicine. > > " The acidity is something that may well help > inactivate and kill HIV, but we also need to be > concerned that the level of acidity might also > damage the vaginal lining and allow an entry > point for HIV, " said Mr Grulich. > > > >Don Quai > > - > stamper_fool > herbal remedies > Thursday, July 17, 2003 7:59 PM > [herbal remedies] Re: birth control > > > > Too much copper is toxic. Do some research on the net. Check out > Anne Louis Gittleman. She has a book about too much copper. > > > > > > Hey, what is the opinion on IUD (intrauterine device) for birth > control. I know that the ancient Egyptians used copper for birth > control and I haven't heard any toxic effects from that. I am looking > for a natural method of birth control (I.e. without hormone > interference) and my midwife suggested this. Comments? > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2003 Report Share Posted July 17, 2003 --- Pee Tee <peetee1965 wrote: > I heard about the lemon also as a birth control. > The blurb I heard was that > you can cut a lemon in half and partially scoop part > out and insert it up > over your cervix. I don't think I would go that far > but maybe inserting it > other ways (hmmmm creativity) like a dried lemon > powder in a geltab and > inserted? sounds more snatural. > Pam Sounds like it is being used as a diaphram. I have heard that Josephene (of Napoleon and Josephene fame) used a half a grapefruit rind for the same purpose. Seems a little, well, large to me, but one never knows. ===== John Ybarra We are free to evade the effort of thinking, to reject reason, but we are not free to avoid the penalty of the abyss we refuse to see. SBC DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 2003 Report Share Posted July 21, 2003 --- Sill <thesills wrote: > The ones my first wife used were just a little > bigger than a silver dollar. > > More than likely, those were cervical caps, not > diaphrams. > > > Blessed Be! > MtMoonKitty Not according to her doctor. I remember asking him. But ala, it is in the past. ===== John Ybarra We are free to evade the effort of thinking, to reject reason, but we are not free to avoid the penalty of the abyss we refuse to see. SBC DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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