PSY 3122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Ectopic Pregnancy, Basal Body Temperature, Orgasm

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3122
• Professor: Yara Kadulina

Document Summary

Barrier methods were used in ancient egypt using tampons soaked in crocodile dung, honey, etc. When a penis is inserted between the legs. Infanticide was widely use pre-historically and continues to be practised today in some locations. , a plant used in ancient greece, was so popular that it became extinct. Some used poisons like mercury and arsenic. Video: a brief history of birth control. China > cocktails of lead and mercury. Medieval europe > weasel testicle, anus of a hare. Canada frontier > beaver testicles soaked in moonshine. Hormonal methods > synthetic progesterone, pill, hormone implants, rings, iuds (contragestive methods; sperm fertilizes egg but doesn"t allow egg to implant on wall) A brief history of birth control in canada. 1892 criminal code of canada made the use and sale of contraceptives illegal. Convicted person under this law could serve up to two years in jail.