Episode 37: Strings Attached
Wishbone Pessary
The first in a long line of questionable designs that became Skylna and Kaleena's legacy.
The Second Wave
With the invention of plastics different forms if IUDs were developed. All by men seeking to trademark the design and test them on women.
Gynekoil
Progress is being made with updates but there is still resistance to hormonal birth control within the medical community.
Dr. Hugh Davis
The creator of the Dalkon Shield, the worst IUD developed to date. Not only did the contraception not work but he tested the device on poor urban women, falsified his research results, and several women had children born with birth defects due to this faulty product.
The Dalkon Shield
This little nightmare not only did not prevent pregnancy but caused internal damage and birth defects to the hundreds of women it was implanted into. They had to recall the device.