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THE EMBRYO PROJECT ENCYCLOPEDIA

Recording and contextualizing the science of embryos, development, and reproduction

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Thesis: Uterine Technologies: Ethical and Social Considerations

Aug 14, 2025

Over the past few decades, female infertility rates have been steadily increasing. As of 2025, various infertility treatments, including IVF and…

Reproduction Women's Health Biology

“Exposure to Perﬂuoroalkyl Substances in a Cohort of Women Firefighters and Office Workers in San Francisco” (2020), by Jessica Trowbridge, Roy R. Gerona, Thomas Lin, Ruthann A. Rudel, Vincent Bessonneau, Heather Buren, and Rachel Morello-Frosch

Aug 14, 2025

In 2020, Jessica Trowbridge and colleagues published “Exposure to Perﬂuoroalkyl Substances in a Cohort of Women Firefighters and Office Workers in…

Firefighters Fluorocarbons Occupational Exposure

Thesis: The Historical Context of Menopause and Related Health Challenges

Aug 14, 2025

Menopause is the point in time twelve months after a female has had their last menstrual period (National Institute on Aging, 2022). It typically…

Menopause Aging History of Medicine

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Embryo Project Turns 20!

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Focus on Arizona Reproductive Health and Abortion Law

Reproductive Health Arizona (RHAZ) records the history of reproductive health, medicine, and biology in Arizona.

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The Embryo Project is supported by the National Science Foundation, Arizona State University, Center for Biology and Society, the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin, and the MBL WHOI Library.