An Essay on the Science of Contraceptives (1226 words, 2 pages)
Through A Narrow Chink An Ethical DilemmaIn 1951 Carl Djerassi, with the Mexican pharmaceutical company Syntex, developed the first oral contraceptive by synthesizing and altering the natural hormone Progesterone into a superpotent, highly effective oral progestational hormone called "norethindrone". Admittedly, the dynamics and importance of this find were astounding, since ...
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