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Every girl is given a supply of a medicinal vegetable and mineral oil, containing an emulsifier and iodine. When spread over vaginal tissues the oil protects her from venereal disease, and if she is already infected it protects her partner. The oil (called Progonasyl) acts as a physical barrier as well as a germ killer, was developed several years ago by a group of scientists at Tulsa, Okla. This is the first mass test of its efficacy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: On Dolorosa Street | 9/15/1941 | See Source »

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