Abstract:The pre. sent review deals with a few of the significant advances in obstetrical practice and theory occurring in the year ending September 1, 1949.
PREGNANCYPregnancy tests.-Based on the knowledge that the anterior pituitary hormone and chorionic gonadatropin in pregnant women's urine (1, 2) both have a spermatozoa liberating effect in the male toad, a number of pregnancy tests have been advocated using both male toads (3) and male frogs (4). Employing the male Batrachia,l Galli·Mainini (5) reports the ac· cu… Show more
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