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However, Hill warned that Coke could not be used as an effective method of birth control because sperm move too quickly into the fallopian tubes. Hill and Anderson said they are not advocating the use of Coca-Cola as a contraceptive...
...bearing follicles in the ovaries of women who are infertile because their natural hormonal secretions are either low or out of sequence. In most cases, the drug causes the maturation of a single follicle, which can then be induced by HCG to release its egg into the fallopian tube for fertilization. But the exact amount of Pergonal required to cause just one follicle to mature rather than three or four--or in this case seven--varies from patient to patient. As a result, repeated monitoring of Pergonal's effect is essential. Says Dr. Roger Lobo, chief of the division...
...used for chlamydia or if it is left untreated, the infection can spread throughout the reproductive tract. In men, it generally / leaves no lasting effects, though many continue to harbor the bacteria and can infect their sexual partners. In women, the bacteria may travel through the uterus into the fallopian tubes, which become inflamed and eventually scarred. While the infection in some cases causes severe lower abdominal pain, thus sending a clear danger signal, the symptoms in other women are barely noticeable. Many of these women remain unaware of their infection. Only after trying unsuccessfully to become pregnant do they...
Even when the scarring is not severe enough to cause sterility, it can prove troublesome. It can cause a fertilized egg, normally implanted in the uterus, to become embedded and begin dividing in a fallopian tube, leading to a potentially life-threatening condition known as tubal or ectopic pregnancy. Since 1967 the incidence of ectopic pregnancy in the U.S. has tripled. According to Dr. King Holmes, chief of medicine at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, chlamydia may be a factor in at least one-quarter of the cases...
Doctors place much of the blame for the epidemic on liberalized sexual attitudes, which in women have led to an increasing occurrence of genital infections known collectively as pelvic inflammatory disease. Such infections scar the delicate tissue of the fallopian tubes, ovaries and uterus. Half of these cases result from chlamydia, a common venereal disease, and 25% stem from gonorrhea...