The big problem of married people solved / [Latz Foundation].

Date:
1934?]
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Credit: The big problem of married people solved / [Latz Foundation]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    HEPREYTH 3. How can married people solve their “‘big problem ?”’ By familiarizing themselves with the theory of the rhythm of sterility and fertility in women and by applying it to their case. To illustrate: If a couple desire a child they will select the day, for the parental act, when pregnancy must result and when there is the greatest promise of insuring for their child a rich heritage of physical, emo- tional and mental endowments. If on the other hand, financial, health or other reasons make it desirable or imperative that the arrival of the next child be delayed, they will confine marriage rela- tions to the time when it is impossible for the wife to conceive, to the weeks that are called “the safe period.” 4. Was not “the safe period” exploded as very unsafe a long time ago? Dr. Capellmann’s theory of “the safe period,” which he made known in about 1880, has been shown to be unreliable. It has proven satisfac- tory in some cases but unsatisfactory in many more. We have reference to something quite dif- ferent, to the rhythm theory which was brought to public attention very recently, in 1930. 5. How does the new theory differ from the old? 1. The rhythm theory is scientifically estab- lished. The Capellmann theory was a matter of surmise. 2. The Capellmann theory applied the same rule in the same way to all women. The rhythm theory must be adapted to each woman individually. 3. The safe period according to the Capellmann theory comprises only five or six days as determined by its latest defender, Dr. Nieder- meyer. According to the rhythm theory 20 days in a 28-day cycle are sterile, which means “safe.” 4. The rhythm theory can explain why the Capell- mann theory will work in some cases and why it must fail in others. - 6. Who discovered the rhythm theory and es- tablished it scientifically? Mainly two scientists, Drs. Ogino and Knaus, gynecologists and university professors in Japan
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