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QTest for Ovulation Prediction

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    Object Details

    maker

    Becton, Dickinson and Company

    Description

    The Becton Dickinson Q Test indicated the presence of the luteinizing hormone (LH) associated with ovulation. It was available from pharmacies by 1987, and cost from $25 to $30 each. Advertisements explained that it “lets you know up to two days in advance of ovulation, so you have time to relax and plan a special moment that may have very ...”

    Location

    Currently not on view

    Credit Line

    Gift of Gladys Abell Johnson

    date made

    ca 1987

    product expiration date

    1987-02-28

    ID Number

    1988.0655.21

    catalog number

    1988.0655.21

    accession number

    1988.0655

    Object Name

    diagnostic
    ovulation calculator kit

    Physical Description

    plastic (container material)
    cardboard (packaging material)
    pink (packaging color)
    blue (packaging color)
    grey (packaging color)
    organic material (unspecified) (overall material)

    Measurements

    overall: 1.2 cm x 7.4 cm x 9.2 cm; 1/2 in x 2 15/16 in x 3 5/8 in
    overall, folder: 3 3/4 in x 2 7/8 in x 1/4 in; 9.525 cm x 7.3025 cm x .635 cm

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    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-0b62-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_1062990

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