Lunaception: A Feminine Odyssey into Fertility and Contraception

SYNOPSIS

SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF

THE REQUIREMENT FOR AWARD OF

B. PHARM

BY

Karan Bajpai, Suraj Gautam, Nisha Gautam, Priya Thakur,

Sonam Yadav, Abhishek Kumar, Kuldeep Kumar, Abhishek Shukla

B. Pharm 4th year

RGS COLLEGE OF PHARMACRY,

LUCKNOW

Under the Supervision of

Dr. Bharat Mishra, Miss Damini Mishra and Miss. Pragya Srivastava
 Table of Content

S.No. Title
1. Abstract
2. Introduction
3. Review of Literature
4. Aims and Objectives
5. Plan of work
6. Reference
Abstract

The expression "lunaception" was initially begat by Louise Lacey, whose objective was to utilize
the association between female chemicals and the periods of the moon as a strategy for
contraception. Lunaception is currently considered a characteristic ripeness strategy that predicts
ovulation and energizes hormonal equilibrium by synchronizing the monthly cycle with the
periods of the moon.

Lunaception is a type of period guideline and, at times, normal contraception and origination
help, that relies on the lady rehearsing it to adjust her monthly cycle to the cycles of the moon.
The strategy was created by Louise Lacey in 1974 and portrayed in her book, "Lunaception: a
ladylike odyssey into fruitfulness and contraception." The essential reason of the technique is
that nature and the universe are loaded with rhythms and cycles. Ladies can come into offset
with their own richness by focusing on the transformative association among period and the
moon by killing all light in her dozing quarters for the greater part of the cycle. The strategy has
never been broadly tried under controlled logical circumstances and doesn't actually have been,
albeit many examinations have been finished "in actuality" circumstances where ladies have
made each accessible endeavor to control how much light, and a few extremely persuading
results have been noticed.

Introduction

Ladies' feminine cycles are wired to be in a state of harmony with the moon. In every single
early society, before industrialism and handled food sources disturbed conventional societies,
ladies ovulated at the full moon and discharged at the new moon. This is each lady's natural
default setting… this is the way we are intended to be. Hormonal disturbance, in any case, causes
organic tumult in our feminine cycle. (1)

The hypothesis is basically founded on private declarations of the creator and anthropological
investigations of different old societies that drew a connection among monthly cycle and the
moon. Lacey claims that many various references to associations among ladies and the moon,
and among feminine cycle and the moon, have been recorded. Moreover, Lacey reported that
numerous dialects have a typical root word for "moon" and "feminine cycle." For instance, in
English, "period" comes from the Latin word "mensis" and that signifies "month" and is
connected with moon. Lacey additionally guaranteed that in many societies, feminine cycle
showed up with the new moon and richness accompanied the full moon. (2)

Lacey sets that before power, most ladies encountered their monthly cycles with the periods of
the moon and at pretty much similar time as any remaining ladies. The strategy utilizes light to
control ovulation. By and by, all light ought to be obstructed from coming into the room around
evening time. During the three fullest days of the moon (the day of the full moon and the days
going before and following), a little light ought to sparkle over the course of the night in the
room. This can be essentially as basic as a little nightlight or work area light. Following a while,
the feminine cycle ought to come into offset with the light. While endeavoring to imagine,
intercourse is had on those three evenings when the moon is fullest. (3)

Lunaception has likewise been connected with assisting with expanding the creation of fertily-
quality cervical mucus, once in a while known as "egg white cervical bodily fluid" regarding its
novel similarity to egg whites. This fruitful cervical bodily fluid washes the sperm in a defensive
and enhancing covering to support the sperm until the egg is delivered and help their excursion
to the fallopian tubes. Studies have shown that not long after the night light is presented during
rest; the normal creation of this prolific quality bodily fluid is set off and upgraded, uniting the
basic blend of timing of ovulation with agreeing of rich bodily fluid. (2)

Lunaception has likewise been connected with settling strange cycle lengths (exorbitantly short
or long cycles), guideline of FSH levels, decrease of spotting, diminished rate of unsuccessful
labor, and alleviation of premenopausal side effects. (2)

Review of Literature

The concept of manipulating light to regulate one’s cycles was first published in the 70’s by Louise Lacey
in her unique book Lunaception: A feminine odyssey into fertility and contraception.

Thinking back to the 1960s and 1970s, scientists like Dr. Karuna Dewan started to shine on
utilizing light openness that emulated the radiance of the moon to abbreviate and regularize the
monthly cycle. In 1990, scientists affirmed that ladies with long and unpredictable periods who
laid down with a standard white 100-watt light by their bedside from days 13 to 17 of their
periods prevailed with regards to controlling and shortening those cycles from a mean of 45.7
days to a mean of 33.1 days. This proposed that evening glow (or reproduced moonlight) may
have guarantee for treatment of fruitlessness, for contraception, and for other endocrine
mediations. In the last part of the 1960s, Lacey saw that being on the prophylactic pill upset her
feminine cycle's normal mood. She went off the pill, however at that point experienced
exceptionally unpredictable cycles. She started finding out about joins between the circadian
cadence and the sexual patterns of certain primates, which proposed that pinnacles of sexual
action were connected with the pattern of the moon. Lacey became invigorated by the early
investigation into light and ovulation, which dovetailed with her arising understanding that our
bodies advanced to answer the light and dull of the moon's rhythms. In prior times, feminine
cycle was in many cases referred to a lady's as' "moon time". She started to apply the hypothesis
to herself and her female companions as a strategy for regular contraception effectively. By
keeping away from sex when that they laid down with a bedside light (setting off ovulation),
Louise Lacey and 27 of her companions had the option to keep ordinary and solid monthly
cycles, and successfully stay away from undesirable pregnancy until they arrived at menopause.
As indicated by Lacey, ladies ought to bleed during the new moon and ovulate at the full moon.
(3)
According to Katie Singer “A physicist E.M. Dewan found that ladies' periods became standard
by snoozing total murkiness Days 1-13, laying down with a 100-watt bulb consuming the entire
evening (under a lampshade in their room) Days 14-17, and afterward getting back to snoozing
total dim.” (4)

Aims and Objectives

This survey is conducting for the female community for making them aware to sync their
menstrual cycle with the phases of moon in order to achieve following goals:

 Avoid hormonal balance.

 Women trying to conceive.
 Women with polycystic ovarian syndrome.
 Post pregnancy period establishment.
 Cycle regulation for irregular and unhealthy. (1)

Plan of Work

To initiate this survey, we have made a group of 10 members who will separately working in two
groups for collecting the data from both rural, urban areas and also from our college.

By this survey we make aware to females that how they can align their menstrual cycle with the
cycle of the moon by stay connected with nature.

In this survey we will collect the data of approximately 250 or more female population for the
data.

We compare the data of women whose cycle matched with moon phases and the women whose
cycle does not match with phases of moon.

And analyze that what is the impact of the moon on the menstrual cycle.
References

1. Lunaception: Benefits of Aligning Your Cycles with the Moon

(https://empoweredsustenance.com/balance-hormones-with-moon/)
2. Lunaception (https://www.bionity.com/en/encyclopedia/Lunaception.html)
3. Lunaception: How the Moon, Light & Dark Affect Fertility
(https://www.mayway.com/articles/lunaception-how-the-moon-light-dark-affect-fertility)
4. Fertility Awareness, Food, and Night-Lighting (https://annarborholistichealth.com/wp-
content/uploads/2020/06/infertility_diet.pdf)