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CONTRACEPTION

    1. contact of the penis with the cervix (see p. 60).
    2. Sitting upright the moment after ejaculation has taken place and coughing violently, or taking some other exercise to contract the pelvic muscles (see p. 61).
    3. Prolonged suckling an infant or child (see p. 64).

The above methods (all presumably dating from prehistoric antiquity) are still used even in this country, and sometimes relied upon by individual women without failure. It is doubtful whether such women would not prove to be of a naturally infertile type. They offer, however, no general and reliable security to the average woman.

  1. Action of the Male:
    1. Extra-vaginal union without normal penetration (see p. 68).
    2. Vaginal stimulation consummating the ejaculation after withdrawal, commonly called "coitus interruptus," sometimes called onanismus conjugalis (see p. 69).
  2. By both Parties:
    1. Control of the coital act so that ejaculation shall not take place even

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