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“Some of the Uses of Electricity in Gynecology,” (1901) by William Henry Walling
By: Rainey Horwitz
| Published: Jan 13, 2020
In 1901, physician William Henry Walling published the article, Some of the Uses of Electricity in Gynecology, in the January issue of the American…
LiteratureElectricity in medicineGynecologyElectrotherapeuticsElectrotherapy
Regnier de Graaf (1641-1673)
By: Ellen M. DuPont
| Published: Sep 30, 2008
Regnier de Graaf, a Dutch physician and anatomist, was born 30 July 1641 in Schoonhoven, the Netherlands. Though he published papers on both…
PeopleReproductionBiography
In Vitro Fertilization
By: Tian Zhu
| Published: Jul 22, 2009
In vitro fertilization (IVF) is an assisted reproductive technology (ART) initially introduced by Patrick Steptoe and Robert Edwards in the 1970s to…
TechnologyFertilization in VitroReproductionFertilityFertilization
Hormone Releasing Intrauterine Devices
By: Victoria Higginbotham
| Published: Jun 03, 2019
Hormone releasing intrauterine devices or hormonal IUDs are contraceptive devices placed in a woman’s uterus to prevent pregnancy by continuously…
TechnologyIntrauterine contraceptivesLevonorgestrel intrauterine contraceptivesCopper intrauterine contraceptivesProducts liability--Contraceptive drug implants
Geduldig v. Aiello (1974)
By: Nathaniel Ross
| Published: Aug 22, 2024
In 1974, the United States Supreme Court decided in a six-to-three decision in Geduldig v. Aiello (1974), hereafter Geduldig, that pregnancy-related…
Lawpregnancy complicationsEctopic PregnancySex discriminationSex discrimination in insurance
Copper Intrauterine Device (IUD)
By: Victoria Higginbotham
| Published: Jul 05, 2018
The copper intrauterine device, or IUD, is a long-term, reversible contraceptive first introduced by Howard Tatum and Jamie Zipper in 1967. Health…
ContraceptivesCopper intrauterine contraceptivesDalkon Shield (Intrauterine contraceptive)Levonorgestrel intrauterine contraceptivesNorgestrel
Buck v. Bell (1927)
By: Nathalie Antonios, Christina Raup
| Published: Jan 01, 2012
In 1927, the US Supreme Court case Buck v. Bell set the legal precedent that states may sterilize inmates of public institutions because the court…
LawEugenicsConstitutional courtsSterilization (Birth control)Involuntary Sterilization
Irving Freiler Stein Sr. (1887–1976)
By: Alexis Darby
| Published: Jul 20, 2017
Irving Freiler Stein Sr. was a physician who studied women’s reproductive health during the twentieth century in the United States. In partnership…
Polycystic ovary syndromeInfertilityInfertility, FemaleovaryContraception
In the Womb (2005), by Toby Mcdonald and National Geographic Channel
By: Inbar Maayan
| Published: Nov 20, 2010
Written, produced, and directed by Toby Mcdonald, the 2005 National Geographic Channel film In the Womb uses the most recent technology to provide an…
LiteratureHuman DevelopmentReproductionMoviesFetus
Understanding and Treating Gonorrhea from the Eighteenth Century to the Twenty-First Century
By: Eboni E. Andersun
| Published: Jul 08, 2024
Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease, or STD, caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Common symptoms of the disease include painful…
GonorrheaNeisseria gonorrhoeaeUrinationSyphilisPelvic Inflammatory Disease