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Mar 2024
49 m

Sawbones: IVF

Justin McElroy, Dr. Sydnee McElroy
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Started in the 1930s by scientist Dr. Miriam Menkin, in vitro fertilization is a medical procedure to help with fertility that took until the 1970s to have results in humans. With some drastic misunderstandings going on in the news, Dr. Sydnee and Justin go through the long history of in vitro fertilization and its importance in fertility and contraception t ... Show More
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