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A PARALLEL, AN EXPLANATION
At the dentist's office waiting, thumbing through a magazine to pass the time, an article entitled, "What To Do About Menstrual Discomfort" by William A. Molen MD, struck my eye. It spoke about the roll of prostaglandin in the uterus and proposed this as a possible cause in menstrual cramping. I became very excited, my mind screamed . . . this is it! This will explain how or why the Birth Control Technique works.
I know that it is the contractions of the uterus that makes the BCT effective. I know that the cramps are caused by contractions of the uterus for the purpose of bringing on the menses. In order to learn more I began to look for other sources of information.
Prostaglandin is a large word. What is it? What is the relationship between these substances and the Birth Control Technique?
My sources for the following information are listed in the References.
Prostaglandins are compounds found in very small quantities in nearly all animal cells. They are among the most potent chemicals ever discovered. One billionth of a gram of the physiologically active A, E or F group produces smooth muscle contractions in the internal organs.
Prostaglandin (PG) was first found in semen. Research began in the 1930's when two gynecologists from Columbia University found that fresh human semen could cause contraction and its opposite, relaxation in isolated strips of uterus.
Many laboratory experiments were conducted to explore the use of prostaglandins in fertility control. PGs have been used to induce abortion; which they do by generating contractions in the uterine muscle and it is by virtue of these contractions that the abortion is accomplished.
The action of PG in the abortion process is to stimulate uterine contractions. The contractions serve to constrict the spiral arterioles in the lining of the uterus and as was described earlier, when these arterioles dilate, menstruation begins. These spiral arterioles nourish the inner lining of the uterus which provides the environment necessary for a fertilized egg to develop. Without this support the egg will not become embedded in the uterus and the woman will not become pregnant, or in the case of an established pregnancy, abortion will occur.
The Birth Control Technique presented is this book serves to contract the uterus with the above mentioned results following within two or three days. Does this technique mimic the effect of PGs in the body or does it insert a key in a lock, then the body takes over and completes the process? In learning the BCT does one learn something new, or does one only become aware of some minute reactions of the body that usually occur during sexual intercourse and learn how to use the awareness outside of intercourse?
Seminal fluid is one of the richest known sources of PG. Could it be that a part of its function is for birth control and population control?
Coming from the point of view that uterine contractions normally induce the menstrual period each month, the BCT is very close to what happens naturally. Perhaps this is why it is so easy to learn and so immediately effective. What will inspire confidence in your own ability to bring on your menstrual period is to do so a few times outside of its normal cycle. If we can learn to control this function, why use drugs to do that? If you like challenges, let this be one.
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