Hello! Folks; What's up? How you doing? Today we are going to discuss about very important part about our life; definitely that is sex. Can you imagine life without sex? Or Can you exist without sex? Whatever! Chemistry has transformed the late night happenings of your bedroom and provided you the happy, romantic, satisfactory sex life. So we put together a list of four sexual innovations provided by chemistry just for you.
1. Condoms:- Condoms, rubbers or whatever you want to call them, now those are a brilliant way to stop pregnancy at the source. They’re pretty cheap, pretty reliable, and protect you from not-so-sexy STDs. Most of you out there probably know that a majority condoms are made out of a stretchy polymer called latex. Polymers are large molecules that are made up of chains of smaller molecules called monomers. In case of latex, the monomer is isoprene. When used properly, condoms do a great job stopping these little guys from reaching their final destination.
2. Lubricants:- Now, when using condoms, it’s always wise to have a bottle of lube nearby to smooth things out a little bit; too much friction can break a condom, which gives these guys free reign. Lubes come in a handful of forms, some water based, some oil based, and some silicone based. At the surface level, all of these lubes work the same way on any two surfaces that happen to be rubbing together. When two solid surfaces rub together, they have tons of super small imperfections that create friction. When a lubricant is applied, it produces a film between these two solid layers and removes immediate contact from the two imperfect surfaces, which smooth’s things out quite well. But be careful folks; the use of oil-based lubricants can lead to breakage in condoms because petroleum based products will consume latex. There are also some additives that go into lubes that give them certain sensations like warming. Simulating the sense of warmth on the skin is called thermoception. In most warming lubricants, glycerol is the main ingredient as it helps aid the ingredients that cause the heating sensation. Some warming lubes even contain capsaicin, a molecule found in hot peppers, bringing a whole new meaning to the phrase “spice up your sex life.”
3. Pills (Plan B):- Okay; so safe sex is always the way to go. Then there is Plan B; the morning after pill. This controversial form of emergency contraception route has lead to wide range of debate in society, but we’ll leave that aside for now and just get right into the chemistry of how it works. Plan B is actually a dose of a synthetic hormone called levonorgestrel. This hormone binds to the same protein receptors as other sex hormones like estradiol and progesterone, which aid in making women fertile, but instead, levonorgestrel interrupts ovulation or impairs the fertilization of egg cells. It is also thought that plan B might stop an already fertilized egg from adhering to the uterine inner wall, preventing embryonic development.
4. Birth Control:- Chemist Carl Djerrasi was a forerunner of birth control in the 1950s. Djerrasi developed the first orally deliverable version of Progestin – a primary ingredient in all birth control methods. Progestin is the synthetic form of the body’s hormone progesterone. When combined with estrogen, these hormones can control a woman’s ovulation cycle and prevent egg release. The birth control pill, revolutionized the way that people get it on when it was approved by the FDA in the early 1960s. Djerrasi’s innovation in chemistry completely reconfigured the way society thinks about sex.
Okay, that's it for today. We hope that you enjoy reading chemistry behind all these stuff you enjoy in your bedroom. Stay safe and enjoy your time with your loved ones.
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