I
N SUMMARY
N
ON
-H
ORMONAL CONTRACEPTION
N
ON
-H
ORMONAL CONTRACEPTION
H
ISTORY
o E
bers Papyrus (1550 BC)
o P
liny the Elder (23
-7
9 AD)
o D
ioscorides (58
-6
4 AD)
o S
oranus (100 AD)
o A
l
-R
azi (923 AD)
o A
li ibn Abbas (994 AD)
o A
vicenna (1037 AD)
L
actational Cont rol of Fertilit
y
o D
arwin (1809
-1
882)
o K
oran (2:223)
o “
Mothers shall give suck to their offspring for two whole years if they desire to complete
t
he term”
o S
tillborn
pregnancy interval reduced
o H
igher fertility rates among users of “wet nurse”
o P
atterns changed around 1750’ w
h
en breast feeding started to decline
R
easonable at Time
o W
iping out the vagina
o ?
Reasonable bu t ineffective
o H
oney, alum, lactic acid, pepper as pessar
o T
otally unreasonab le and ineffective
o H
olding breath at time of ejaculation
o J
umping backw
a
rds 7 times after coitus
C
ontraception
o (
Population control ???)
o I
nfanticide
ies and barriers
o O
piates, gin, too little food, smothering (common in 18
t
h century)
o A
bandonment
o F
oundling Hospital (Coram 1741)
o 1
0,204/14934 infants admitted then died
o M
ajority were illegitimate
c
hildren
o 5
0% of all legitimate births admitted were of mothers wi
I
UD History
o 1
909 Richter used silkworm gut
o 1
909 Graefenberg used silkworm gut and silver wire
o 1
960 Lippes Loop, Margulies Spiral, Saf
-T-C
oil
o 1
960’s Zipper used copper d
e
vices
o T
ail
-l
ess steel ring used in China by 45 million
o A
bout 10% of contraceptors in USA
o P
rogesterone impregnated
o C
opper coated (various shapes)
o 1
0 year use
th 6 or more children
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