QuoteReplyTopic: Women and Birth Control Posted: 13-Aug-2006 at 14:32
In Bosnia we have a birth control device known as the "Father". If a
young woman is seen with a young man, or even if rumors exist that
suggest that has been seen at some time by some one with a young man,
the "Father" activates. Though it is not directly involved in birth
control, the "Father" will generally board up the young woman's bedroom
window, beat the door knob from her bedroom door, and keep her locked
up until such time as it is certain the girl is not already pregnant.
The young lady also has a built-in defense mechanism called the
"Mother" which will, during this time, gradually wear down the
"Father's" initial response.
This generally goes on for several months until "Neighbors" or, in
modern times, even "The Police" start asking questions. The young woman
is expected at all times to keep her "Father's" methods of birth
control a family secret. The "Father" can be discarded, though not
without some difficulty. For rural Bosnian women, they can escape the
"Father" in the "Large Urban Centers". For urban Bosnian women, they
can escape the "Father" by eloping.
By taking this extraordinary measure, young women can ensure themselves
a life without the "Father", in any sense, including the birth control
methods it provides.
Modern times have seen this method of birth control largely replaced
with new technologies and contraceptives, however the "Father" is still
common enough that most major cities in the country have special task
forces whose job it is to locate such young women and remove them from
the "Father".
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for malays... they believe by eating pineapple.. it can avoid from getting pregnant... even for those virgins.. if their period is late.. they'll eat pineapple so.. it will come faster....
Before condoms, I.U.D., and other modern methods of contraception, the women of the ancient world had their own ways of limiting and/or preventing pregnancy. For thousands of years, in one form or another, contraceptives have been used throughout human history and even in societies dominated by social, political and religious codes.
The stone age people had no idea where babies came from. Some thought that the spirits of children lived in certain fruits, and that pregnancy was caused by eating the fruit. Others held the sun, rain, wind, moon, or stars responsible for causing pregnancy. Pregnancy was a magical event. Abstinence never occurred to those who believed that reproduction was magic.
But, for ancient women, who understood the connection between vaginal intercourse and reproduction, abstinence was very important. In many cultures, after the time of their first menstruation (menarche), women were expected to practice abstinence so that their future husbands could be sure of the paternity of their children. The driving force behind mens need for virgin brides (and for keeping women outside of public life) has been to assure their paternity.
Here are some of the birth control methods used in ancient times:
Egyptian women used vaginal suppositories pessary , made out of crocodile dung and lubricated with honey or oil as spermicides.
In ancient China, women terminated pregnancies by drinking hot mercury (or lead) the day after sex, which, unfortunately, sometimes led to sterility or death.
In ancient Persia, the women used sponges soaked in alcohol as primitive contraceptive methods.
The idea for the I.U.D., used by the modern woman, was originated by Arabian camel herders who discovered that inserting a stone in a female camels genitalia would keep them from getting pregnant.
A common contraceptive/abortafacients used in ancient Mediterranean was a plant called, Silphium, exclusively grown in North Africa. Other plants used in classical times were pennyroyal (grows in the wild), artemisia, myrrh and rue.
Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_control#History_of_birth_control
Erica Orloff and JoAnn Baker co-authors of Dirty Little Secret.
http://www.epigee.org/guide/
http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/library/historical/artifacts/antiqua/gynecology.cfm
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