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michaela
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Sex...with a twist
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Oct 11 11:36 UTC 2002 |
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian scientists believe they have
rediscovered an effective use for lemon juice -- as a contraceptive and
also a killer of the AIDS virus.
Reproductive physiologist Roger Short, from the University of
Melbourne's obstetrics department, said a few drops of lemon juice can
be a cheap, easy-to-use solution to protect women from both HIV and
pregnancy.
The juice should be squeezed onto a piece of sponge or cotton wool and
placed into the vagina before sex, he said.
"We can show in the lab that lemon juice is very effective in
immobilizing human sperm and also very effective in killing HIV," Short
told Australian Broadcasting Corp television in a science program to be
shown later on Thursday.
He said lime juice, which has similar acid levels, can also be used,
with both fruits often freely available in poor countries where
contraception is hard to come by.
Short said laboratory tests found not only does lemon juice kill sperm,
it also kills the AIDS virus itself.
Short said using lemon juice as a contraceptive was not a new idea but
it had fallen by the wayside over the years.
The ancient douche-style contraceptive was encouraged by such
luminaries as Casanova, renowned for his sexual prowess.
"This has been used for hundreds of years and we've just forgotten
about it," said Short, who is planning to conduct some field trials in
Thailand.
"About 300 years ago, Mediterranean women used lemon juice as their
main method of contraception."
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michaela
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response 1 of 11:
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Oct 11 11:37 UTC 2002 |
By the way...that's from Yahoo News. I'm sure as hell not chancing
it. :)
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jazz
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Oct 11 13:37 UTC 2002 |
This isn't news, though. People've been using Coca-Cola as a
contraceptive for a long time, and it acts in the same way ...
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orinoco
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response 3 of 11:
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Oct 11 19:37 UTC 2002 |
People have been throwing salt over their left shoulder and refusing to walk
under ladders for a long time too. I'd always figured the business about
coke was just superstition. It would certainly surprise me if it turned out
to have some value.
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jazz
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response 4 of 11:
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Oct 11 20:14 UTC 2002 |
Throwing salt over your shoulder doesn't change the pH of your vaginal
canal and womb, though. It's about as effective as the rhythm method, but
in areas with better access to Western soft drinks than Western science, it'll
do in a pinch.
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michaela
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response 5 of 11:
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Oct 11 20:23 UTC 2002 |
Hmmm... I would think the lemon juice would dry the woman up, or something.
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orinoco
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response 6 of 11:
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Oct 12 16:11 UTC 2002 |
Good point, jazz.
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jazz
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response 7 of 11:
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Oct 13 17:08 UTC 2002 |
Not walking under ladders isn't such a bad idea, either, since people
on ladders tend to either have pointy tools or paint on them, and accidentally
bumping the ladder may cause the person on it to fall. The salt thing just
looks cool.
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ludaspit
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response 8 of 11:
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Oct 28 18:25 UTC 2002 |
when is this cure gonna be in effect ?>
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killer07
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Dec 30 17:22 UTC 2002 |
Never tried lemon juice as a contraceptive, but it's great for flavor! I would
assume it burn tho?
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gizlnort
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Jan 7 18:40 UTC 2003 |
Just to ask but has anyone had luck with chocolate mixed in with sex?
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void
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response 11 of 11:
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Jan 9 08:27 UTC 2003 |
Chocolate ice cream.
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