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Human tribute, including servants, eunuchs, and virgin girls came from China's various ethnic tribes, as well as Mongolia, Korea, Vietnam, [14] [15] Cambodia, Central Asia, Siam, Champa, and Okinawa. [16] Joseon sent a total of 114 women to the Ming dynasty, consisting of 16 virgin girls (accompanied by 48 female servants), 42 cooks, and 8 ...
A 2006 study of 124 premenopausal women measured sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), including before and after discontinuation of the oral contraceptive pill. Women continuing use of oral contraceptives had SHBG levels four times higher than those who never used it, and levels remained elevated even in the group that had discontinued its use.
Oral contraceptives, abbreviated OCPs, also known as birth control pills, are medications taken by mouth for the purpose of birth control. The introduction of the birth control pill ("the Pill") in 1960 revolutionized the options for contraception, sparking vibrant discussion in the scientific and social science literature and in the media.
In traditional China, as in many other cultures, the health and medicine of female bodies was less understood than that of male bodies. Women's bodies were often secondary to male bodies, since women were thought of as the weaker, sicklier sex. [106] In clinical encounters, women and men were treated differently.
The Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China (PPRC) or the Chinese Pharmacopoeia (ChP), compiled by the Pharmacopoeia Commission of the Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China, is an official compendium of drugs, covering Traditional Chinese and western medicines, which includes information on the standards of purity, description, test, dosage, precaution, storage, and the ...
Willow bark has been used throughout the centuries in China and Europe to the present for the treatment of pain (particularly low back pain and osteoarthritis), headache, and inflammatory conditions such as bursitis and tendinitis. The bark of white willow contains salicin, which is a chemical similar to aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid).
Women can be refused service by providers, and it is disapproved of by church leaders. Many are secretive about contraceptive use. [37] [38] Cameroon: Africa: Cambodia: Asia: Canada: North America (except Saskatchewan) (LNG only) [39] [40] Canada (Quebec) North America [39] [40] Cape Verde: Africa: Possibly due to small population [2] Central ...
In Han dynasty China, castration continued to be used as a punishment for various offenses. [17] [18] Sima Qian, the famous Chinese historian, was castrated by order of the Han Emperor of China for dissent. [19] In another incident multiple people, including a chief scribe and his underlings, were subjected to castration. [20]