Pincus

Pincus definition - medical

Pin·cus (pĭngˈkəs, pĭnˈ-), Gregory Goodwin 1903-1967.

American physiologist. Through his studies of natural hormones that inhibit ovulation in mammals, he developed the first effective oral contraceptive, which was first tested in 1954.

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