In the 19 fifties he started working with two hormons that had only just been isolated, estrogen and progesteron. His theory: Some women seem to have underdeveloped systems. And after they get pregnant once on their own, their systems are developed in the analogy of a car with a dead battery. He thought that this under development was due to a problem with theormons.
John Rock was the co-inventor of the birth control pill — and a committed Catholic. He wanted his church to approve of his invention. What happens when a layman takes on the Vatican? Part two of three.
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