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Word: unclogged (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...women had to undergo surgery to have their tubes cleared. Now the problem can be overcome in a doctor's office, according to an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association. With a tiny balloon similar to those used to clear blocked arteries, scientists were able to unclog the Fallopian tubes in 64 of 77 women, 22 became pregnant within a year. Dr. Edmond Confino, who pioneered the technique at Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center in Chicago, estimates that it could help nearly one-third of the 1 million American women who suffer from blocked tubes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: A Revolution in Making Babies | 11/5/1990 | See Source »

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