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...past 15 years have they understood that it works by inhibiting the production of prostaglandins. Tylenol (the most common brand of acetaminophen) works much the same way, as do popular prescription analgesics like Clinoril (sulindac), Motrin (ibuprofen) and Dolobid (diflunisal), often used to relieve arthritis and severe menstrual cramps...
...most interesting of these influences is the case history of Freud's patient Emma Eckstein. One of the first patients treated to Freud-style psychoanalysis, Emma suffered from stomach ailments and menstrual problems. Freud's closest personal and professional friend at the time was Wilhelm Fliess, a Berlin physician who developed the unusual theory that sexual problems are closely linked to the nose and could be corrected by nasal surgery. After conferring, the two doctors decided that such surgery might help Emma, and early in 1895 Fliess came to Vienna to operate...
...staff will observe three groups of women during three phases of the menstrual cycle as well as individual women over one menstrual cycle...
...side effects of Depo-Provera are not serious enough to "preclude its use as a contraceptive." Would he feel the same way if it were a male contraceptive that caused weight gain and a loss of sex drive, as well as the male equivalent of "complete cessation of menstrual bleeding...
...therefore does not seem to share the most serious drawbacks of the Pill: increased risk of abnormal blood clots and heart attacks. Depo-Provera can have less serious side effects that persist as long as it is in the bloodstream. Among them: weight gain, loss of sex drive, menstrual irregularities and, frequently, complete cessation of menstrual bleeding. According to Upjohn Research Manager Gordon Duncan, none of these problems are serious enough "to preclude its use as a contraceptive...