Mechanisms of action of the oral contraceptives
- Contributor(s):
- Tyler, Edward T., speaker, on-screen presenter Stone, Martin L. (Martin Lawrence), 1920-2012, speaker, on-screen presenter Cohen, Melvin R. (Melvin Russel), 1911-2010, speaker, on-screen presenter Syntex Laboratories, presenter. Aegis Productions, film producer. Media/Materials Clearinghouse (Johns Hopkins University), donor.
- Publication:
- Palo Alto, Calif. : Syntex Laboratories, 1966
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Moving image
- Subject(s):
- Contraceptives, Oral -- pharmacology Estrogens -- therapeutic use Progesterone -- therapeutic use Menstrual Cycle -- physiology Ovulation -- physiology Sperm-Ovum Interactions -- physiology
- Abstract:
- Three doctors explain, with narration and animation, the workings of the female reproductive cycle and how oral contraceptive pills work to prevent ovulation, leaving sperm with nothing to fertilize. Two types of pills containing different compositions of estrogen and progesterone are profiled.
- Copyright:
- The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
- Extent:
- 022 min.
- Color:
- Color
- Sound:
- Sound
- Credits:
- Produced by Aegis Productions Inc.
- Provenance:
- Gift; Media/Materials Clearinghouse, Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs; 20011203; Acc# 2002-14.
- Technique:
- Animation and live action
- NLM Unique ID:
- 9918402376906676 (See catalog record)
- OCLC no.:
- 1342098922
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918402376906676