November 19th American pharmacologist and physiologist who was awarded the 1971 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for isolating cyclic...

Tubal ligation: During a tubal ligation, the fallopian tubes are cut, tied, or blocked to permanently prevent pregnancy.

November 18th American biochemist who received (with Haldan K. Hartline of the U.S. and Ragnar Granit of Sweden) the Nobel Prize for...

Amniocentesis: A procedure in which amniotic fluid is removed from the uterus for testing or treatment.

November 17th American bacteriologist and immunologist who was an international authority on typhus, the deadly disease for which he isolated the typhus...

Uterine prolapse: Uterus protrudes from vaginal opening due to weakened pelvic floor.

November 16th Died 16 Nov 1999 at age 71 (born 30 Oct 1928). American microbiologist, co-recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine...

November 15th Schack August Steenberg Krogh was a Danish physiologist and zoologist who received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in...

Mediolateral episiotomy: An episiotomy is an incision made in the perineum during labor for which mediolateral is the commonest position...