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Diethylstilbestrol (DES) in the US
By: Alexis Abboud
| Published: Mar 23, 2015
Diethylstilbestrol (DES) is an artificially created hormone first synthesized in the late 1930s. Doctors widely prescribed DES first to pregnant…
DiethylstilbestrolDiethylstilbestrol--Side effectsDiethylstilbestrol--CarcinogenicityPregnancyEstrogen
Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)
By: Nathaniel Ross
| Published: Jun 05, 2024
On 7 June 1965, in Griswold v. Connecticut, the United States Supreme Court decided, in a seven to two decision, that married couples have the right…
Supreme Court DecisionsJurisprudenceContraceptivesContraceptives, Oral Access to Contraception
“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
“Explaining Recent Declines in Adolescent Pregnancy in the United States: The Contribution of Abstinence and Improved Contraceptive Use” (2007), by John S. Santelli, Laura Duberstein Lindberg, Lawrence B. Finer, and Susheela Singh
By: Rohini Nott
| Published: Feb 15, 2021
In “Explaining Recent Declines in Adolescent Pregnancy in the United States: The Contribution of Abstinence and Improved Contraceptive Use,”…
LiteraturePregnancy, AdolescentBirth ControlFirst pregnancyReproductive Health
Menstrual Tampon
By: Rainey Horwitz
| Published: May 25, 2020
Menstrual tampons are feminine hygiene devices, usually made of absorbent cotton, that are temporarily inserted into the vagina for absorbing a woman…
TechnologyTamponsTampons--ComplicationsMenstruationMenstrual Cycle
Countdown to Life: The Extraordinary Making of You (2015), by the British Broadcasting Corporation and The Open University
By: Jessica Cartwright
| Published: Nov 21, 2017
In 2015, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) partnered with The Open University to produce the three-part documentary series, Countdown to…
LiteratureConceptionGestationReproductionPhysiology
"Health Status of Vietnam Veterans III. Reproductive Outcomes and Child Health" (1988), by the US Centers for Disease Control
By: Cecilia Chou
| Published: Apr 13, 2017
In 1988, the US Centers for Disease Control published 'Health Status of Vietnam Veterans III. Reproductive Outcomes and Child Health,' which…
LiteratureAgent OrangeHerbicidesSpina BifidaVeterans Administration
Nelson v. Planned Parenthood Center of Tucson (1973)
By: Claudia Nunez-Eddy
| Published: Nov 13, 2016
The 1973 case Nelson v. Planned Parenthood Center of Tucson established the legality of abortion in Arizona. The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that…
LawPlanned Parenthood Federation of AmericaBirth control clinicsAbortionAbortion--Law and legislation
Enovid: The First Hormonal Birth Control Pill (1957–1988)
By: Ilani Higgins
| Published: Aug 09, 2025
In 1960, the US-based pharmaceutical lab G.D. Searle and Company, or Searle, launched Enovid, one of the first oral birth control pills, following…
ContraceptionBirth ControlEugenicsClinical trialMedical Ethics
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