Clinical Research Bureau

[1] The CRB operated under numerous names and parent organizations from 1923 to 1974, providing birth control and infertility clinical services to thousands of patients, and serving as a site for medical research and education on these topics.

[2] Founded by Margaret Sanger, the CRB opened in 1923 in New York City and operated under the direction of the American Birth Control League (ABCL).

He expanded the Bureau's Marriage Consultation Service and steered the Research Department into a greater emphasis on infertility studies.

However, the Bureau grew as a teaching center, offering seminars, research projects and clinical work for visiting doctors, nurses, and medical students.

The Bureau also offered a fellowship program for gynecologists and obstetricians for intensive training in birth control techniques.