SYMHC Classics: Elizabeth Blackwell, America's First Female M.D

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Behind the Scenes Minis: Alaska and Contraceptives

Tracy talks about a "Molly of Denali" episode that references Elizabeth Peratrovich. She then shares her own experience with IUD insertion.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

The IUD: A History

IUDs are under the umbrella of long-acting, reversible contraceptives, and they’re the oldest one of these in use today. Research: Baldauf, P et al. “A Report on the Hysteroscopic Removal of a Gräfenberg Ring After Almost Fifty Years in Utero.” Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde vo ...  Show more

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