The sperm can wiggle through the mucus plug. I don't think enough Cu would difuse through.
I don't really know. I'll ask my ex, who is a certified nurse-midwife. James-Osbourne: Holmes -----Original Message----- From: Marshall Dudley [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 9:02 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: CS>CS Re: good question - Contraceptive Loop 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
