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History of the Monash IVF Research Program from 1971 to 1989
By: Whitney Alexandra Tuoti
| Published: Sep 14, 2020
In 1971, a group of researchers founded the Monash IVF Research Program with the mission to discover how in vitro fertilization, or IVF, techniques…
OrganizationFertilization in VitroFertilization in vitro, HumanFertilization in vitro, Human--Moral and ethical aspectsMicropropagation
“The Stein-Leventhal Syndrome: A Curable Form of Sterility” (1958), by Irving Freiler Stein Sr.
By: Lexi Darby
| Published: Jun 28, 2017
In 1958, Irving Freiler Stein Sr. published “The Stein-Leventhal Syndrome: A Curable Form of Sterility” documenting his findings on the diagnosis and…
LiteraturePolycystic ovary syndromeSclerocystic Ovarian DegenerationGynecologyInfertility
Clinica Para Madres (1934-1950)
By: Claudia Nunez-Eddy
| Published: Oct 12, 2016
The Clinica Para Madres (Mother’s Clinic) opened in Tucson, Arizona, in December of 1934 as the first birth control clinic in Arizona. After moving…
OrganizationSanger, Margaret, 1879-1966ArizonaPlanned Parenthood Federation of AmericaContraception
Ernst Gräfenberg (1881–1957)
By: Baylee A. Edwards
| Published: Nov 17, 2022
Ernst Gräfenberg was a physician and researcher who studied sexology, the study of human sexuality, in both Germany and the United States during the…
G spotFemale orgasmGynecologySexology--ResearchWorld War, 1914-1918
Clinical Tests of Estrogen Injections on Women with Abnormal Menstrual Cycles During the Early 1920s by Jean Paul Pratt and Edgar Allen
By: Brendan Van Iten
| Published: Apr 06, 2017
In the early twentieth century US, Jean Paul Pratt and Edgar Allen conducted clinical experiments on women who had abnormal menstrual cycles. During…
EstrogenEndocrinologyDoisy, Edward Adelbert, 1893-1986MenstruationUterus
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (1929–1970)
By: Yvette Tran
| Published: May 29, 2017
Starting in 1929, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists was a professional association of physicians in the UK that aimed to improve…
OrganizationWomen's health servicesGynecologyObstetricsContraception
Planned Parenthood Committee of Phoenix (1942-1978)
By: Claudia Nunez-Eddy
| Published: Nov 08, 2016
The Planned Parenthood Committee of Phoenix was established in 1942 to expand Arizona women's access to family planning resources. The Planned…
OrganizationContraceptionDiaphragms, VaginalBirth control clinicsGynecology
“Women’s Right to Know” Informed Consent Informational Materials
By: Richa Venkatraman
| Published: Jun 10, 2021
As of 2021, twenty-eight US states have informed consent laws for abortion, which is a medical procedure to terminate pregnancy, often called Women’s…
AbortionAbortion, InducedInduced AbortionInformed ConsentGynecology