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Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Ancient infertility sheds light on modern issues

 Priapus, Greek god of fertility, gardens and male genitalia

"Citizens of ancient Greece and Rome worried about infertility just like we do, but instead of in vitro clinics they had oracles and doctors who prescribed fumigation of the womb with smoke." (Source)

For more on this read the article here:
http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept10/FlemmingLecture.html

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