Artificial Insemination
"I have never been in the arms of a man before, she said, for the men of
Tharna may not touch women. I must have looked puzzled. The Caste of
Physicians, she said, under the direction of the High Council of Tharna,
arranges these matters."
"Outlaw of Gor" page 106
Birth
"The tiny baby, not minutes old, with tiny gasps and coughs, still
startled and distressed with the sharp, frightful novelty of breathing
air, never again to return to the shelter of its mothers body, lost in a
chaos of sensation, its eyes not focused, unable scarcely to turn its
head from side to side, lay before him. The cord had been cut and tied
at its belly. Its tiny legs and arms moved. The blood the membranes and
fluids had been wiped from its small hot red firm body. Then it had been
rubbed with animal fat."
"Mercenaries of Gor" page 46
"Their babies are not born with a blue spot at the base of the spine
(Red Savages), as in the case with most of the Red Hunters."
"Savages of Gor" page 35
Frigidity
"A familiar bit of advice given by bold Gorean physicians to free women
who consult them about their frigidity is, to their scandal, “Learn
slave dance.” Another bit of advice, usually given to a free woman being
ushered out of his office by a physician impatient with her imaginary
ailments is, “Become a slave.” Frigidity, of course, is not accepted in
slaves. If nothing else, it will be beaten out of their beautiful hides
by whips."
"Guardsman of Gor" page 260
Menstruation
"Their daughters menstruate earlier" (than the Red Hunters' daughters)
"Savages of Gor" page 35
Virginity
"Our Physicians ascertained, said he. That she is only a red silk girl."
"Assassin of Gor" page 45
"Tamirus approached me. He wore green robes. I did not know at that time but this indicated he was of the Caste of Physicians.
"Throw your legs apart or we will do this differently." Tamirus was careful with me and gentle. He checked twice delicately.
"It is certified by the House of Hendow," he said, "the slave is a virgin."
Tamirus was signing a paper He replaced the pen in the inkhorn, which
closed the horn, shook the paper a bit and held it up. A fellow near him
handed it to Mirus.
"Here is the signed attestation," said Mirus"
"Dancer of Gor" page 188
"The buyers were also informed that I was `glana' or a virgin. The
correlated term is `metaglana,' used to designate the state to which the
glana state looks forward, or that which it is regarded as
anticipating. Though the word was not used of me I was also
`profalarina', which term designates the state preceding, and
anticipating, that of `falarina,' the state Goreans seem to think of as
that of being a full woman, or, at least, as those of Earth might think
of it, one who certainly is no longer a virgin. In both terms, `glana'
and `profalarina,' incidentally, it seems that the states they designate
are regarded as immature or transitory, state to be succeeded by more
fully developed, superior states, those of `metaglana' or `falarina.'
Among slaves, not free women, these things are sometimes spoken of along
the lines as to whether or not the girl as been `opened' for the uses
of men. Other common terms, used generally of slaves, are `white silk'
and `red silk', for girls who have not yet been opened, or have been
opened, for the uses of men, respectively."
"Dancer of Gor" page 128
"Glana denotes the state of virginity and metaglana dentotes the state succeding viginity."
"Savages of Gor" page 203
"Another way of drawing distinction is in terms of falarina and
profalarina. Profalarina designates the state preceding falarina which
is the state of a woman who has been penetrated at least once by a
male."
"Savages of Gor" page 203
"If you should prove unusual in some respect, although this is extremely
rare," I said, "We can tomorrow, grind one of Grunts trading knives
into a lancet".
"I understand." She shuddered. This seemed to me better than leaving the
matter to the red savages. They tend to be impatient in such respects,
even with their own women. A homemade lancet, sterilized in boiling
water, seemed preferable to a sharpened kailiauk bone or a whittled
lodge peg."
"Savages of Gor" page 173
Children Care
"Another habit of nomads, or of nomad mothers, is to frequently bathe
small childeren, even if it is only with a cloth and a cup of water.
There is a very low infant mortality rate among nomads, in spite of
their limited diet and harsh environment."
"Tribesmen of Gor" page 171
"It might be of interest to note that childeren of the nomads are
suckled for some eighteen months, which is nearly twice the normal
length of time for Earth infants, and half again the normal time for
Gorean infants."
"Tribesmen of Gor" page 170
"A woman, veiled, passed me. She held a baby inside her cloak, nursing
it. I continued down the sloping street, toward the bazaar and market."
"Tribesmen of Gor" page 41