Usually, this procedure ended with both the fetus' and the mother's death.[10] Soranus of Ephesus wrote that purging, carrying heavy weights, and the injection of olive oil into the vagina or uterus, were all procedures used to carry out abortions.[11][12] Ancient Roman doctors, including Soranus, believed that abortion was forbidden by the Hippocratic Oath, which forbade giving a woman "a pessary to cause abortion".[13] According to Soranus, the only exception was when pregnancy threatened the life of the mother.[6] Both Galen, a Greek doctor, and Hippocrates described the usage of pelvic floor muscle training, now known as Kegel exercises, to treat urinary incontinence.[14] These techniques were theorized to be beneficial for one's physical, spiritual, and sexual health.[15]