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...novel form. Upjohn technicians have made vaginal rings of Silastic (silicone rubber) impregnated with medroxyprogesterone (Provera). The rings are of the same spring-reinforced design as the ring of a diaphragm, but there is no cap. The woman inserts the ring five days after the beginning of a menstrual period, removes it after 21 days, and throws it away. She should menstruate within two days, and start the 28-day cycle again with a new ring five days later...
...women had the common complaints of pelvic pain, a variety of menstrual disorders and, in 66 cases, infertility...
...women in their pits. In keeping with the belief that new machines cause sterility, U.S. servicemen blithely took sexual advantage of British girl radar operators in World War II. A similar male myth has it that airline hostesses are incapable of conception because their cross-country flights confuse their menstrual cycles...
...couples who use rhythm for contraception, Cross prescribes a more rigorous schedule than most have practiced: intercourse is permitted for only seven clays before a menstrual period and for only seven days after the period begins. Since most couples will abstain during the period, this reduces the "safe" season to nine or ten days...
...charges true? The answer, in view of the dearth of scientific research, cannot yet be conclusive. But there is significant evidence in the history of marijuana during the hundred-odd years before 1967, when it was commonly prescribed for sedation, senile insomnia, menstrual disorders, epilepsy, severe neuralgia and migraine...