Attaining Manhood, A Doctor Talks to Boys about Sex
by George W. Corner, M.D
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Harper & Brothers, 1938. 7th Edition. Near Fine book in a Very Good dust jacket.
George Washington Corner FRS FRSE (12 December 1889 - 28 September 1981) was an American physician, embryologist and pioneer of the contraceptive pill. He received an outstanding ten honorary degrees from various universities.[1] He played a critical role in the discovery of progesterone.[2] He was described as both a medical historian and a humanist.[3]
He was the person responsible for educating a number of persons important in the world of sexual health, including: William Masters, Mary Calderone and Alan Frank Guttmacher. As such he can be viewed as the grandfather of sexual health and contraception in America. Mary Calderone, in particular, acknowledged a huge debt to Corner in allowing her onto the medical course at Rochester.[1]
His name (along with Willard Myron Allen) attaches to two medical terms: the Corner-Allen Test (for progestation) and the Corner-Allen Unit (a unit of progestational activity in rabbits).[4].
George Washington Corner FRS FRSE (12 December 1889 - 28 September 1981) was an American physician, embryologist and pioneer of the contraceptive pill. He received an outstanding ten honorary degrees from various universities.[1] He played a critical role in the discovery of progesterone.[2] He was described as both a medical historian and a humanist.[3]
He was the person responsible for educating a number of persons important in the world of sexual health, including: William Masters, Mary Calderone and Alan Frank Guttmacher. As such he can be viewed as the grandfather of sexual health and contraception in America. Mary Calderone, in particular, acknowledged a huge debt to Corner in allowing her onto the medical course at Rochester.[1]
His name (along with Willard Myron Allen) attaches to two medical terms: the Corner-Allen Test (for progestation) and the Corner-Allen Unit (a unit of progestational activity in rabbits).[4].
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