Not Wanting Children - Contraceptive Methods Flashcards
what kinds of tratments were there
continuous and before and after intercourse
Detail of the Turing Erotic Papyrus
New Kingdom, Dier el-Medina
males half bold and gigantic phallus
female puts on makeup while sitting on upside down vase
possibly contraceptive fumigation
Ebers Papyrus
best known medical text at the time
The ban region
founded by George Ebers
20 meters long
What was the structure of the Ebers papyrus
128 columns divided into recipes
red: title/proble
black: remedy
877 total formulas
which formulas from the ebers papyrus were dedicated to genetical issues
783-837
Ebers: Formula 797
“Remedy to make a woman “put on the ground””
says, plant njanja to make a woman sit on it while naked
seens as abortion formula but may also be to provoke birth giving
Ebers: Formula 798
“Remedy to make descend all that is in the belly of a woman”
sherd of Hnw pot, grind in fat, heat, pour into the vagina
* hnw pot associated with the vagina
* idea of opening or breaking the vagina to get a baby
* can be to abort provoke birth or get the placenta out
Formula 800
“Remedy for unbinding a child from a woman’s belly”
* lower Egyptian salt 1, white emmer 1, “female” rush 1, apply on the lower abdomen
* Idea that the belly is a knot, opening and closing
What information was learned from teaching of Ani?
child can be breastfed for 3 years, which may have been done because you have less chance to become pregnant while breastfeeding
Who called egyptians ignorant for breastfeeding for 3 years?
doctor H.P. Leca
