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haele

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29. My mom nearly had to die with my younger brother before she could get a hysterectomy.

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Fri Nov 15, 2024, 06:22 PM

Nov 15

She didn't have the body type that could carry children well. She was also was lucky we were living in Berkeley at the time and OBGYNs were more willing to do procedures like that for women once they had a kid or reached a certain age.

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Some of Us Remember When Contraception Was Mostly Illegal [View all] MineralMan Nov 15 OP

My Mother used to tell stories when she was younger her girl friends would drink turpentine,... to induce an abortion,.. magicarpet Nov 15 #1

And threw themselves down stairs nolabear Nov 15 #7

Back alley bloodbath,.. magicarpet Nov 15 #10

Lysol douches japple Nov 15 #18

Yep. Jesus. nolabear Nov 15 #24

I remember SARose Nov 15 #2

IIRC they used to call the rhythm method "rhythm and blues"...nt Wounded Bear Nov 15 #8

Yeah. Absurdly ineffective Easterncedar Nov 15 #12

Yeah, remember this? Trailrider1951 Nov 15 #15

Vatican Roulette JoseBalow Nov 15 #25

Yeah, I remember the coat hanger stories... MiHale Nov 15 #3

And one of my aunts was rendered infertile after the coat hanger episode. She was never abe to have children. n/t iluvtennis Nov 15 #20

We absolutely should require sex education in schools too. Diamond_Dog Nov 15 #4

That will go to the trash heap, along with most other real scientific education. erronis Nov 15 #26

Ha the good old days snowybirdie Nov 15 #5

Maybe we made it... Wounded Bear Nov 15 #9

Of course snowybirdie Nov 15 #11

Not yet Easterncedar Nov 15 #13

I remember those days too. n/t rzemanfl Nov 15 #6

Hey fellow oldsters...remember this: PCIntern Nov 15 #14

Yep. I remember. MineralMan Nov 15 #16

Birth control for married couples was legalized in 1965 Danmel Nov 15 #17

IIRC it was thought that the crime rate went down once birth control and abortion were more readily available, due to LymphocyteLover Nov 15 #19

In addition to remembering it moniss Nov 15 #21

It's a good time for men to get a vasectomy if they're sure they don't want kids IronLionZion Nov 15 #22

I had mine done in 1972 after my second child was born. erronis Nov 15 #27

One of the women in the office I worked -- she used a douche of diluted Lysol "to kill the little germs." 3Hotdogs Nov 15 #23

One..... Lovie777 Nov 15 #28

My mom nearly had to die with my younger brother before she could get a hysterectomy. haele Nov 15 #29

Scary that those times may be returning. Elessar Zappa Nov 15 #30

Indeed it is! MineralMan Nov 16 #31