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In Chinese medicine I think it was used to treat burns but I as far as I know that wasn't restricted to women.
Are you referring to Bovril helping the housewife produce nourishing meals in the 19th century?
 
yorkshirehornet said:
Pregnancy test??!
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That's it.

Scientist Lancelot Hogben, who had a strange predilection for injecting hormones into frogs, injected the pituitary gland extract into a South African Xenopus frog - and noted that it started laying eggs. Knowing that the urine of pregnant women contains hormones from the pituitary gland, he put two and two together and set about developing the 'pee on a stick' pregnancy test.

Over to you.
 
Bolton's Boots said:
That's it.

Scientist Lancelot Hogben, who had a strange predilection for injecting hormones into frogs, injected the pituitary gland extract into a South African Xenopus frog - and noted that it started laying eggs. Knowing that the urine of pregnant women contains hormones from the pituitary gland, he put two and two together and set about developing the 'pee on a stick' pregnancy test.

Over to you.
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amazin fact!

OK this is topical.... why??

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