Research and outreach on infertility and in-vitro fertilization
Notable work
Second Seed (1988)
Mary Lake Polan (born 1943) is an American obstetrician and gynecologist whose research on genetics and hormones involved in reproductive endocrinology, along with her fiction and non-fiction books on related subjects, helped normalize the general public's understanding of in-vitro fertilization during the 1970s through the 1990s. A Las Vegan, she grew up in the aftermath of World War II in a large Jewish family and developed an interest in medicine due to her father's work in ophthalmology.
Having a varied education at several institutions growing up, along with multiple trips abroad to Europe to study, Polan eventually began doing research and teaching at Yale and Stanford. She would continue doing international trips to both learn about and spread knowledge of reproductive medicine to other countries, including Iran, China, and Eritrea. In 1988, she published a popular science mystery novel that went into detail on how in-vitro fertilization is practiced, giving insights that lessened public fears about the new technologies involved.
A member of multiple professional societies and organizations, she was also made a member of multiple governmental committees and organization boards involved in women's medicine and health. She was named a "Giant in Obstetrics and Gynecology" by the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2022 for her work.
MaryLakePolan (born 1943) is an American obstetrician and gynecologist whose research on genetics and hormones involved in reproductive endocrinology...
Connecticut. She secondly decided to create a women's society with Walbot, MaryLakePolan, and other women scientists that would bolster the entire movement...
Dorothy Nelkin (d.) Bert W. O'Malley Cecil B. Pickett William S. Pierce MaryLakePolan Judith L. Rapoport John B. Robbins Peter Rosen Stuart F. Schlossman...
Kendra Stearns O'Donnell: first female head of Phillips Exeter Academy MaryLakePolan: First female chair of clinical department at Stanford University Medical...
celestial mechanics. December 7 – Nick Katz, American mathematician. MaryLakePolan, American obstetrician and gynecologist. Steen Willadsen, Danish-born...
in the early medieval period the region became inhabited by the tribal Polans, who gave Poland its name. The process of establishing proper statehood...
the northern shore of Lake Gopło. During the 10th century, their territory was conquered by another West Slavic tribe, the Polans settling in the adjacent...
Creek Doe Creek Cookhouse Creek Little Doe Creek Buck Creek Minnie Creek Polan Creek Smith Creek Iron Mountain Creek Table Creek Little Dads Creek Cattle...
Bartlett, Eugene Lipinski, John Rothman, Katharina Thalbach, David Wohl, Nina Polan, Vida Jerman, Josef Sommer, Karlheinz Hackl, Marcell Rosenblatt, Moishe...
broadcaster Jordan Gruber (born 1983), American-Israeli soccer player Jason Polan, 2000, artist Meryl Davis, 2005, Olympic medalist ice dancer Mike Posner...
the 10th century. Under duke Mieszko I of the Piast dynasty, the expanded Polan territory was converted to Christianity in 966, which is generally regarded...
Mad, Mad World: Nothing Succeeds Like Excess". The Criterion Collection. Polan, Dana (9 November 2021). Dreams of Flight: "The Great Escape" in American...
interesting. Due to the fact that Greater Poland was the settlement area of the Polans and the core of the early Polish state, the region was at times simply called...
home in Toronto and took photos". blogto.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020. Polan, Jonathan (April 18, 2018). "Interview: Ian Flynn, Writer for Sonic the...
Rex Everhart, Frances Chaney, Jerry Leon, Lou Polan, Matt Russo, Robert Burr, David Wilson, Ed Jordan, Mary Multari, Benny Marino, Bill Funaro Mystery,...
Whybray, Mike Mitchell, Scott Thomas, Matthew Terdich, Jez Burrows, Jason Polan, Jessica Hische, Cody Hudson, Nick Adam, Matthew Hoffman, Magdalena Wistuba...
Primate of the Benedictine Confederation from 1996 to 2000) 1996-2016 Gregory Polan (later became Abbot Primate of the Benedictine Confederation from 2016 to...
(1996). George Clooney, actor, director, writer, producer; Los Angeles and Lake Como, Italy (2007). Alistair Cooke, journalist, radio and television personality;...
(Czech: Vratislav), and Boleslaus the Cruel. Meanwhile, the West Slavic Polans had established the first duchy under the Piast dynasty in the adjacent...
characteristic for East Slavic tribes, besides Croats, including Buzhans, Drevlians, Polans, Tivertsi, Ulichs and Volhynians. According to recent archaeological research...
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