Podcast #209: Rabbit Done Died

Author: Sam Killian, M.D.

Educational Pearls:

• “The Rabbit Has Died” is a lesser used phrase to denote finding out one is pregnant.
• During a test used in the 1930s, the “Rabbit’s Test,” a rabbit was injected with a potentially pregnant woman’s urine.  If the woman was pregnant, the rabbit would begin displaying signs of pregnancy itself.
• This test required killing the rabbits to visualize the ovaries, hence the term “Rabbit Done Died”.

References: https://www.early-pregnancy-tests.com/history