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CONTRACEPTION

action is still relied on by a considerable number of women. This method appears to be one "of common knowledge," but was explicitly mentioned by R. T. Trall, M.D. (1868), when he said[1]: "It is well known that, very soon after impregnation, or even conception, any sudden and violent motions which agitate the pelvic viscera and cause the uterus to contract vigorously, will prevent pregnancy . . . sometimes coughing or sneezing will have the same effect. Running, jumping, lifting and dancing are often resorted to successfully, immediately after connection."

Advice about this method of controlling conception has been repeated from time to time in the semi-popular literature on the subject in many countries; see for instance that given in 1868,[2] and widely disseminated. In this category should be included the method still used in China, of the woman sitting up after coitus and drinking cold water.

  1. ↑ R. T. Trall, M.D. (1868): "Sexual Physiology: A Scientific and Popular Exposition of the Fundamental Problems in Sociology." Quoted from the 1884 reprint which is identical with the 1868 edition. Pp. xiv, 304. Illustrated. New York and London.
  2. ↑ Anon.: "The Power and Duty of Parents to Limit the Number of their Children." London, 1868. See P. 11.

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