Then would it not also be closed to the sperm? Marshall
"James Osbourne, Holmes" wrote: > The cervix is closed to the douche. James-Osbourne: Holmes > > -----Original Message----- > From: Marshall Dudley [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 8:46 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: CS>CS Re: good question - Contraceptive Loop > > I do not believe this is correct. My understanding is that > the copper basically kills the egg, probably like it would > a pathogen. > > That brings up an interesting question. Would douching with > Copper colloid or Silver colloid effectively do the same > thing? > > Marshall > > Stephen Summers wrote: > > > 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 >
