History of the Pregnancy Test
Episode description
Today we chat about the history of the pregnancy test. Did you know that frogs, rabbits, and mice all played a role in the development of what we use today?
And did you know that at one time women were instructed to use onions to tell if they were pregnant, or visit a "Piss Prophet" to determine the gender?
We have come a long way but let us revisit the interesting history of pregnancy tests.
Source Material:
Kelsey Tyssowski – “Pee is for Pregnant: The history and science of urine-based pregnancy tests
https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2018/pee-pregnant-history-science-urine-based-pregnancy-tests/
Cari Romm - “Before there were home pregnancy tests” - The Atlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/06/history-home-pregnancy-test/396077/
Linda Rodriguez McRobbie - "8 Historical methods of detecting pregnancy" – on Mental Floss
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/48655/8-historical-methods-detecting-pregnancy
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