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jgandcag Store THE PILL INVENTORS CARL DJERASSI & JOHN ROCK AUTOGRAPHS a.imagelink {color:#003399;} a:hover.imagelink {color:#003399;} a:visited.imagelink {color:#9999FF;} a.imagelink img.auctionimage { border: 2px solid #003399; } a:visited.imagelink img.auctionimage { border: 2px solid #9999FF; } CERTAINLY ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SOCIAL INVENTIONS OF THE 2OTH CENTURY THE ORAL CONTACEPTIVE PILL WAS INVENTED LESS THAN 50 YEARS AGO. THESE TWO MEN WERE VERY SIGNIFICANT IN THAT CREATION. CARL DJERASSI AND JOHN ROCKThe Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill (COCP), often referred to as "the Pill", is a combination of an estrogen (oestrogen) and a progestin (progestogen), taken by mouth to inhibit normal female fertility. On October 15, 1951, a young Mexican chemistry student Luis E. Miramontes, working under the direction of Carl Djerassi and the director of the Mexican chemical company Syntex, George Rosenkranz, was the first person to synthesise the compound used to produce the (first) combined oral contraceptive pill. Combined oral contraceptives were then developed by Gregory Goodwin Pincus, John Rock, and Min Chueh Chang.[1] They were first approved for contraceptive use in the United States in 1960, and are still a populJohn Rock (24 March 1890 - 4 December 1984) was one of the inventors of the birth control pill. He had five children and nineteen grandchildren, and regularly attended Catholic mass.In the years immediately after the Pill was approved by the F.D.A., in 1960, Rock was everywhere. He appeared in interviews and documentaries on CBS and NBC, in Time Magazine, Newsweek, Life Magazine, and The Saturday Evening Post. He toured the country tirelessly. He wrote a widely discussed book, The Time Has Come: A Catholic Doctor's Proposals to End the Battle Over Birth Control, which was translated into French, German, and Dutch.ar form of birth control. Carl Djerassi (born October 29, 1923 in Vienna, Austria), is a chemist, novelist, and playwright best known for his contribution to the development of the first oral contraceptive pill (OCP). He participated in the invention in 1951, together with Mexican Luis E. Miramontes and Hungarian George Rosenkranz, of the progestin norethindrone—which, unlike progesterone, remained effective when taken orally and was far stronger than the naturally occurring hormone. His preparation was first administered as an oral contraceptive to animals by Gregory Pincus and Min Chueh Chang and to women by John Rock. Djerassi remarked that he did not have birth control in mind when he began working with progesterone — "not in our wildest dreams… did we imagine (it)" — though he is now referred to by some as the father of the pill. He is also the author of the novel Cantor's Dilemma, in which he explores the ethics of modern scientific research through his protagonist, Dr. Cantor. I AM HELPING TO SELL A LONG TIME UACC MEMBER'S COLLECTION. THIS ITEM IS GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC. IF FOR ANY REASON YOU ARE NOT SATISIFIED, YOU MAY RETURN IT FOR A FULL REFUND. PLEASE CONTINUE TO CHECK MY AUCTIONS AS I WILL BE ADDING MANY MORE IN FUTURE AUCTIONS. IMAGES INCLUDED WITH AUTOGRAPHS ARE TO BE CONSIDERED DIGITAL PRINTS UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED IN THE DESCRIPTION. ALL ITEMS SHOULD BE PAID FOR WITHIN 7 DAYS OF CLOSE OF AUCTION. IF YOU HAVE A FEEDBACK RATING OF UNDER 10, Â ITEMS SHOULD BE PAID FOR WITHIN 4 DAYS. IF YOU CAN NOT MEET THESE REQUIREMENTS FOR SOME REASON, PLEASE LET ME KNOW OR I WILL RELIST ITEM AND LET EBAY KNOW YOU ARE A NON PAYING BIDDER. INSURANCE IS OPTIONAL BUT HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. IF YOU DO NOT PAY FOR INSURANCE, I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ITEMS BROKEN IN SHIPPING. ALL EFFORTS ARE MADE TO PACKAGE ITEMS VERY SECURELY. UNLESS AGREED UPON BY ME, IWILL NOT PAY RETURN SHIPPING IF AN ITEM IS RETURNED. ALL EFFORT IS MADE TO SHIP ITEMS WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF PAYMENTS. SOMETIMES I MISS THIS DEADLINE AND YOUR PATIENCE IS APPRECIATED. BECAUSE OF CHANGES WITH USPS AND PAYPAL SHIPPING, I CAN ONLY SHIP INTERNATIONALLY PRIORITY OR EXPRESS MAIL. PLEASE DO NOT ASK FOR A FIRST CLASS RATE. ALL SHIPMENT TOTALS ARE MY BEST ESTIMATE OF ACTUAL SHIPPING CHARGES WITH A SMALL HANDLING FEE. #aucsearchbutton{ position:relative; bottom: 2px; left: 1px; } #aucsearchbutton{ position:relative; bottom:3px; }
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