Oh my god please tell me this is not true!!!!!

[phynna]

Whilst looking up home natural induction methods I came across this website: http://www.compleatmother.com/articl...stor_oil.shtml

But to be more specific I quote this paragraph, take careful notice of the BOLD UNDERLINE print:

Secondly, I suggest something that may strike some as surprising: frequently make love and have orgasms, whether by yourself or with your partner! There are numerous benefits to any labor in doing so, including but not limited to the fact that semen ripens the cervix (it is nature's intended prostaglandin gel insert - the stuff they give women in the hospital is actually pig semen!), nipple stimulation encourages the production of a natural amount of oxytocin (synthetic oxytocin or "pitocin" or "pit" is much stronger and therefore brings on harder, more painful contractions in most cases which can lead to uterine rupture, maternal exhaustion, fetal distress to name a few, and it has many contraindications and warnings -- ask for the package insert...), and simply being loving and intimate with one's partner naturally relaxes the woman's entire body which is essential to a safe, complication free birth, not to mention the fact that it bonds the couple immeasurably around this miraculous event!



Please tell me this is NOT true! That is SOOOOOO disgusting!

What on earth was going through the persons mind who invented this technique?
"hmmm, how can we simulate a chemical replication of semen?? oh heck, lets just get a pig to sprog in this and try it out"

Let this be a warning to girls about to face inductions! Sorry, I didn't mean to find this and scare you! But you'd rather know something like this right? How terrifying!

[~clover~]

I have no idea.... it makes sence that it might be part of the chemical make up for prostaglandin, or something, but I highly doubt it would actually be straight pig semen...

[briggsy's girl]

lots of the products used in medicine are derived from animal products (blood etc) - it wouldn't surprise me if the seminal fluid of an animal was refined for use. it's not like it would go from pig to person - there would be a lot of processing first to ensure it's clean!

[nattyfred]

My DD was an induced labour, no wonder she is a little piggy lmao...

[Queen]

Hmmm weird...would not surprise me lol

[squidipa]

i would love to know if the is true????

i have been induced and i gotta say if it is true then i feel very much sickened and violated that would be and is against my beliefs in a massive way if i am reading corretcly!!!!!!

[AnyDream]

Edited because I had a total brain fart

[briggsy's girl]

MD - the prostaglandin gel is different - what i have just googled (randomly - not saying its' THE drug we use in AU) - it says

PREPIDIL Gel contains dinoprostone as the naturally occurring form of prostaglandin E2

ETA - i believe Au hospitals tend to use prostin - same thing though

[AnyDream]

Thanks BG I should know having had The Whole Shebang first time round. Late night brain fart.

[briggsy's girl]

no probs MD - i have those regularly!

i'm like you entreat - i'd rather an animal byproduct than a human one in most cases - prostaglandins included!

[entreat]

http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcmed.nsf/pages/csccervi/$File/csccervi.pdf
Ingredients:
Pessary (vaginal insert)
The active ingredient in CERVIDIL® is dinoprostone.
The active ingredient is within a plastic (polyurethane) sustained release insert which contains:
hexanetriol/macrogol 8000/isocyanate cross-linked hydrogel copolymer.
The insert is held within a pouch in continuity with a withdrawal tape.
Pouch and tape are made of knitted polyester yarn.

I can't find a single reference for where the prostaglandin E2 is made from - and that includes pigs. I would be reticent to believe an inflamatory webpage like the one your info is from. Obviously, there is prostaglandin E2 in semen of pigs - but it's also in donkeys, rats, dogs, humans, rainbow trout, etc... I think you get my point.

The only reference for pig (boar, actually) semen & prostaglandin E2 I found was in a paper on improving artificial insemination of pigs.

In terms of disease risk - I'd rather pig semen than human semen.

[Michelle71]

Not according to the MIMS online. I just checked the induction drugs and they are chemical compositions as far as I can tell. The site is an American one so I am not sure if it is true for there or not.

The chemical composition of the drugs may be based on semen though. Many of our drugs originated in nature ie digoxin for irregular heart beats is originally from the digitalis plant.

[onthefly]

Weeeell, even if it's derived from pig semen, I don't think they're exactly 'relieving' the pigs in the back room and bringing it straight through for the inductions....

Pig valves rule!