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CONTRACEPTION

Methods used by the Male:—

(6) Extra-vaginal union without normal penetration.

Methods which can be classed under the above heading vary in individual detail, and are probably more commonly used in illicit intercourse than in normal marriage. Essentially they consist of modifications of the procedure by which contact is arranged between the penis and the labia majora without entry into the vaginal orifice. The relative position of the sexes in this partial union and the actions of the female may be very greatly varied. Some women may participate more or less actively, while others may be passive.

Even this method is also unsafe: though it is very rare, conception can and does occur even in a virgo intacta. A recent illustration of this is found in the famous Russell case.

Comment.—Used as methods of "Birth Control" such abnormal procedures must be entirely condemned. Although possibly less detrimental to the participants than some other practices in vogue, such procedure is to be deprecated. principally on the grounds of the unwholesome nervous reactions involved. The main physiological objections are like those to other forms of

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