Ancient Chinese Birth Control Pill

JJVIGGIANO · « **on:** 05/05/2007 22:12:16 »

In "Ancient Inventions," hosted by Terry Jones, the narrator describes the method by which the ancient Chinese made birth control pills: they boiled a vat of urine from pregnant women, scraped off what was left over, added it to a paste, and cut and rolled it into pills. Now, it turns out that urine from pregnant women does contain progesterone (not too surprisingly), which is found in modern birth control pills. I suppose the critical question is: does enough/any progesterone survive this boiling process? I think someone should test this myth by boiling urine from a pregnant woman and analyzing the resulting salt deposit in the pot for the presence of progesterone. I've already posted it on the Mythbusters' website. I sure hope they test it. Thanks. BTW, love the show!

Hadrian · « **Reply #1 on:** 06/05/2007 17:41:33 »

is this taking the P*** or what?.......................LOL

neilep · « **Reply #2 on:** 06/05/2007 17:54:07 »

Well clearly it never worked as China has the highest population ever !!

Hadrian · « **Reply #3 on:** 06/05/2007 17:57:46 »

Quote from: neilep on 06/05/2007 17:54:07

Well clearly it never worked as China has the highest population ever !!

ah-so that what went wrong..........

that mad man · « **Reply #4 on:** 06/05/2007 18:30:31 »

Unfortunately the Chinese didn't read the labels properly.

"Take one a day and hold between knees"

Bee

kdlynn · « **Reply #5 on:** 16/05/2007 03:09:33 »

yeah i don't think i could make myself take medicine made out of pee. so if it's in anything i take now please don't tell me. lol

DoctorBeaver · « **Reply #6 on:** 16/05/2007 10:47:24 »

Quote from: kdlynn on 16/05/2007 03:09:33

yeah i don't think i could make myself take medicine made out of pee. so if it's in anything i take now please don't tell me. lol

I hope you don't drink American beer then! [

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kdlynn · « **Reply #7 on:** 16/05/2007 16:06:02 »

i don't!

Ben6789 · « **Reply #8 on:** 17/05/2007 16:43:17 »

Quote from: DoctorBeaver on 16/05/2007 10:47:24

Quote from: kdlynn on 16/05/2007 03:09:33
yeah i don't think i could make myself take medicine made out of pee. so if it's in anything i take now please don't tell me. lol

I hope you don't drink American beer then! []

I didn't need to know that... [xx(]

Bored chemist · « **Reply #9 on:** 17/05/2007 20:05:18 »

"yeah i don't think i could make myself take medicine made out of pee. so if it's in anything i take now please don't tell me. lol"
What about drugs derived from horse urine?

moonfire · « **Reply #10 on:** 18/05/2007 04:10:57 »

No hormonal drugs for me....ick!

kdlynn · « **Reply #11 on:** 18/05/2007 05:07:24 »

there are drugs derived from... but... ew!

moonfire · « **Reply #12 on:** 18/05/2007 05:19:00 »

Yes, there is! Unfortunately women take hormonal pills which take pee from PREGNANT horses!

kdlynn · « **Reply #13 on:** 18/05/2007 05:20:41 »

i don't think i can make myself take my pill tomorrow....

moonfire · « **Reply #14 on:** 18/05/2007 06:11:40 »

Do you need estrogen/progesterone? Premarin/prempro are the ones most women take. Do you take these or any throwbacks of these pills?

kdlynn · « **Reply #15 on:** 18/05/2007 06:17:26 »

i don't know. it's called mircette... but that's the brand name. i don't even have the pack where it says what's in it. it's the only kind that doesn't give me migraines

moonfire · « **Reply #16 on:** 18/05/2007 06:35:48 »

Oh, that is a birth control medicine! You scared me...but even birth control has side effects.....bless your heart! Birth control have caused you migraines! I could not stand being on this form of control myself and it did not help regulate anything for me...but there are so many kinds out there now it is amazing!

kdlynn · « **Reply #17 on:** 18/05/2007 06:39:40 »

oh. yes. it seems we were talking about two different things. so just to be clear... is there horse urine in my birth control? lol. cuz i really need to know now

kdlynn · « **Reply #18 on:** 18/05/2007 06:41:52 »

yes i get migraines on some of them right after i start taking the sugar pill ones. my doctor said it's the sudden drop in whatever hormone is in it. this one has had me migraine free for four months now

moonfire · « **Reply #19 on:** 20/05/2007 04:39:55 »

No just the hormonal ones I mentioned...LOL Glad you are not having the migraines now.

Ancient Chinese Birth Control Pill

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