Effects of certain 19-Nor steroids on the normal human menstrual cycle
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Title
Effects of certain 19-Nor steroids on the normal human menstrual cycle
Subject
Garcia, Celso-Ramon, 1921-
Rock, John, 1890-1984
Pincus, Gregory, 1903-1967
Infertility
Description
This is one of the first articles to publish results from the early study at the Free Hospital for Women involving 50 female participants being treated for infertility with a hormonal regimen. Rock found that using a combination of estrogen and progesterone would fool the body into thinking it was pregnant. The women, thus “rested,” would be taken off hormones; a surprising number of these patients subsequently conceived children in what was termed the “Rock Rebound.” The effects upon ovulation, i.e. preventing the ovum from being released, indicated its potential to act as a contraceptive.
Abstract
First page of the article "Effects of certain 19-Nor steroids on the normal human menstrual cycle" by Celso-Ramon Garcia, Gregory Pincus, and John Rock
Creator
Garcia, Celso-Ramon, 1921-
Date Created
1956
Contributor
Pincus, Gregory, 1903-1967
Rights
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Is Part Of
Clarence Gamble papers, 1920-1970s (inclusive), 1920-1966 (bulk). H MS c23. Box 195, folder 3082.
References
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Format
text
Extent
excerpt (1 page)
Language
English
Type
text
Identifier
DigID0002399
Provenance
Donated to the Harvard Medical Library in the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine by Gamble's wife, Sarah, and the Gamble children in 1970
Files
Citation
Garcia, Celso-Ramon, 1921-, “Effects of certain 19-Nor steroids on the normal human menstrual cycle,” OnView, accessed May 8, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/6465.