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Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound (1873-1906)
By: Rainey Horwitz
| Published: May 20, 2017
First marketed in the US 1875, Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound was an herbal medicine used by women to relieve menstrual discomfort and menopausal…
TechnologyReproductive HealthPatent MedicinesHerbs--Therapeutic useFertility
Endometriosis
By: Emily Santora, Jovanna Perez
| Published: Jun 21, 2021
Endometriosis is a medical condition that involves abnormal growths of tissue resembling the endometrium, which is the tissue that lines the inside…
EndometriosisSampson, John A. (John Albertson), 1873-DysmenorrheaMenstruation disordersReproductive Health
Lydia Estes Pinkham (1819–1883)
By: Rainey Horwitz
| Published: May 20, 2017
Lydia Estes Pinkham invented and sold Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, a medicinal tonic used to treat menstrual discomfort and promote female…
Reproductive HealthPatent MedicinesHerbs--Therapeutic useFertilityAdvertising
Dysmenorrhea as a Menstrual Disorder
By: Emily Santora
| Published: Jul 21, 2021
Dysmenorrhea refers to painful menstrual bleeding and often includes symptoms such as cramps in the lower abdominal region, pain radiating down to…
BelladonnaDysmenorrheaWomen's health servicesReproductive HealthMenstruation, Painful