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Author: Sam Killian, M.D. Educational Pearls: "The Rabbit Has Died" is a lesser used phrase to denote finding out one is pregnant. During a test used in the 1930s, the "Rabbit's Test," a rabbit was injected with a potentially pregnant woman's urine. If the woman was pregnant, the rabbit would begin displaying signs of pregnancy itself. This test required killing the rabbits to visualize the ovaries, hence the term "Rabbit Done Died". References: https://www.early-pregnancy-tests.com/history