skygal3 0 #1 October 10, 2002 I'd hate to have a scratch I didn't know about...Is this the Coke of the New Generation??? Sex with a Twist ... Lemons Provide Protection? Thu Oct 10, 8:44 AM ET CANBERRA (Reuters) - [font "arial,helvetica"]Australian scientists believe they have rediscovered an effective use for lemon juice -- as a contraceptive and also a killer of the AIDS (news - web sites) virus. [/font] [font "arial,helvetica"]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 (news - web sites) 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." [/font] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #2 October 10, 2002 Just take a slice of lemon, and clamp it tightly between your knees... It almost worked for Mrs Macfeegle. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #3 October 10, 2002 a couple of problems/observations..... wouldn't using lemons give new meaning to the term 'sourpuss'? if a lime was involved, how far away could tequila be? of course, tequila could be the reason you needed a contraceptive in the first place! "Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarkF 0 #4 October 10, 2002 Quotea couple of problems/observations..... wouldn't using lemons give new meaning to the term 'sourpuss'? Or 'tart' come (ho-hum) to that... I heard a lengthy discussion about various very old methods of contraception on the radio (ABC in Oz.) today. Allegedly around the time of the Crimean (sp?) women used to use a half lemon skin as a diaphragm. Yesterday I heard a half hour discussion, on the same radio station, about bowels and what, in the minds of doctors, constitutes a good shit. Tomorrow (today actually) I'm going to work with the radio OFF. Ooroo Mark F... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #5 October 10, 2002 QuoteOr 'tart' Any chance that's where the saying came from? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #6 October 10, 2002 Overseas hookers use lemon juice to cleanse the area. It also serves another purpose though, if you have any "tender" areas from anything you have acquired, it lets them know. (or so I've heard...) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tigra 0 #7 October 10, 2002 > You are soooo right! Yet another reason I stay away from tequila! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyhi 24 #8 October 10, 2002 Quote"About 300 years ago, Mediterranean women used lemon juice as their main method of contraception." I had very good luck in high school using Schlitz tall boys for this same purpose and in the same manner.Shit happens. And it usually happens because of physics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 235 #9 October 10, 2002 Quoteif a lime was involved, how far away could tequila be? Put a little salt on the rim.... Lick it Slam it Suck it ...this is all going downhill fast. -D"I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #10 October 10, 2002 well, to be fair it did start off pretty low, but if there's a crew that could drag it lower... "Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #11 October 10, 2002 QuoteYou are soooo right! Yet another reason I stay away from tequila It was discussed in the pub last night that tequila is the devil. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 235 #12 October 10, 2002 Tequilla is my favorite shot. I'm not talking about crap-ass Cuervo. I'm talking about Herradura and better. My friend and I sat and finished off a full bottle even after we'd been drinking all night. yum. Hey Kate, I can't find anything on the web that validates that story. What's up? -Doug"I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skygal3 0 #13 October 10, 2002 here is the link: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=573&e=1&cid=573&u=/nm/20021010/od_nm/health_australia_lemon_dc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keith 0 #14 October 10, 2002 Quote if a lime was involved, how far away could tequila be? of course, tequila could be the reason you needed a contraceptive in the first place! Kind of a paradox isn't it Keith Don't Fuck with me Keith - J. Mandeville Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
