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  2. Alternative uses for placenta - Wikipedia

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    At least three companies currently [when?] sell hair or skin treatments which contain extracts of animal placenta. [1] The most common type of placenta used is sheep. The placental extract allegedly serves as a source of protein and hormones, predominantly estrogen and progesterone, in the cosmetics in which it is used.

  3. Placentophagy - Wikipedia

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    These hypothesized benefits were later rejected because the act of consuming the placenta would be more time-consuming than merely abandoning the site of parturition or removing the afterbirth from the nesting area, each of which would provide the same benefit as placentophagy was presumed to provide.

  4. Progestogen - Wikipedia

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    In the sheep and human, progesterone is the major placental progestogen. The equine placenta produces a variety of progestogens, primarily 5α-dihydroprogesterone and 5α,20α-tetrahydroprogesterone, beginning on day 60. A complete luteo-placental shift occurs by day 120–150.

  5. Artificial womb - Wikipedia

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    An artificial uterus, sometimes referred to as an "exowomb", [10] would have to provide nutrients and oxygen to nurture a fetus, as well as dispose of waste material. The scope of an artificial uterus, or "artificial uterus system" to emphasize a broader scope, may also include the interface serving the function otherwise provided by the placenta, an amniotic tank functioning as the amniotic ...

  6. Human placentophagy - Wikipedia

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    Maternal placentophagy is defined as "a mother’s ingestion of her own placenta postpartum, in any form, at any time". [1] Of the more than 4000 species of placental mammals, most, including herbivores, regularly engage in maternal placentophagy, thought to be an instinct to hide any trace of childbirth from predators in the wild.

  7. Washington Post admits science behind puberty blockers and ...

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    The Washington Post argued that the benefits of gender-transition for minors have not been completely proven scientifically despite controversy. Washington Post admits science behind puberty ...

  8. Placental cotyledon - Wikipedia

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    The Artiodactyla have a cotyledonary placenta. In this form of placenta, the chorionic villi form a number of separate circular structures (cotyledons) which are distributed over the surface of the chorionic sac. Sheep, goats and cattle have between 72 and 125 cotyledons whereas deer have 4-6 larger cotyledons. [1] [2]

  9. Starbucks strike shuts down hundreds of locations - AOL

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    Starbucks said Workers United prematurely ended discussions this week. Its pay and benefits are already worth $30 an hour for those working at least 20 hours a week, the coffee chain said.