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A recipient of numerous awards, he received the National Medal of Science for the synthesis of the first steroid oral contraceptive. His most recent book is The Politics of Contraception.
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Djerassi, C. Searching for ideal contraceptives. Society 23, 41–43 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02695867
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