Dear members A friend of mine who is CS devotee asked me a very good question. She has a grown-up daughter who is a bit of a hypocondriac, so she is really trying hard to get her onto CS. However, the daughter has a conctraceptive loop fitted.
As a medical pathologist, my friend is pretty knowledgable about diseases and various medical treatments. She maintains that the contraceptive loop works by creating a low grade infection - so if a fertilized egg comes into contact with the loop, it is infected and rendered useless. She says that no medical doctor will tell you this, but this is apparently how a loop works. The question is this: Will CS clean out the infection (I am certain it would) and thus render the loop useless in its contraceptive function? . She says she'd rather have her daughter sick than pregnant! (at this stage). BTW, I've heard that they used to make these loops out of copper - which would also be anti-bacterial. (This tends to confuse the issue even more) Can any of you informed members shed some light on this dilemma? Any and all replies will be appreciated. Steve
