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Davis v. Davis (1992)
By: Mark Zhang, Jennifer E. Chapman
| Published: Oct 17, 2013
In Davis v. Davis (1992), the Supreme Court of Tennessee decided a dispute over cryopreserved preembryos in favor of Junior Lewis Davis, who sought…
LawFrozen human embryosFertilization in VitroAmerican Fertility SocietyConception
“Use of reproductive technology for sex selection for nonmedical reasons” (2015), by the Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine
By: Alysse Blight
| Published: May 27, 2019
In June 2015, the Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, or ASRM, published “Use of reproductive technology for sex…
LiteratureSex PreselectionFertilization in VitroReproductive technologyHuman reproductive technology
"Seventh Lambeth Conference, Resolutions 9-20" (1930) by the Anglican Communion
By: Molly Jacobson
| Published: Jul 19, 2022
In 1930, bishops of the Anglican Church from various countries published resolutions from their seventh Lambeth Conference in England. The Lambeth…
LiteratureContraception--Religious aspectsContraception--Religious aspects--Protestant churchesContraception--Religious aspects--Anglican CommunionSubject headings--Contraception
Cocaine as a Teratogen
By: Mark Zhang, Chanapa Tantibanchachai
| Published: Oct 17, 2013
Cocaine use by pregnant women has a variety of effects on the embryo and fetus, ranging from various gastro-intestinal and cardiac defects to tissue…
CocaineCocaine abusePregnancyEmbryosFetus
"The Contagiousness of Puerperal Fever” (1843), by Oliver Wendell Holmes
By: Safiya Shaikh
| Published: Jul 26, 2017
In 1843, physician Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote and published The Contagiousness of Puerperal Fever, an essay about puerperal fever, a disease that…
LiteratureSepsisSepticemiaPuerperal septicemiaInfection, Puerperal
Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis (1818-1865)
By: Safiya Shaikh, Daniella Caudle
| Published: Apr 06, 2017
Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis demonstrated that the use of disinfectants could reduce the occurrence of puerperal fever in patients in nineteenth century…
Puerperal septicemiaSepsisSepticemiaAntisepticsInfection, Puerperal
Making Visible Embryos (2008- ), by Tatjana Buklijaz and Nick Hopwood
By: Karen Wellner
| Published: Jun 25, 2010
Making Visible Embryos is a 2008 online exhibition of embryos authored and designed by Tatjana Buklijaz and Nick Hopwood who work in the Department…
OrganizationOrganizationsEducation
Laparoscopic Tubal Sterilization
By: Cole Nichols
| Published: Aug 26, 2024
Laparoscopic tubal sterilization is a set of surgical techniques that use laparoscopy to render people with female reproductive systems sterile, or…
Female SterilizationReproductive SterilizationSterilization, ReproductiveReproductive System, FemaleLaparoscopy
Studies of Thalidomide's Effects on Rodent Embryos from 1962-2008
By: Joanna Yang, Chanapa Tantibanchachai
| Published: Mar 07, 2014
Thalidomide is a sedative drug introduced to European markets on 1 October 1957 after extensive testing on rodent embryos to ensure its safety. Early…
ContextTeratogenicity testingAbnormalities, HumanThalidomide--Side effectsThalidomide