The Primodos Scandal - Part 6: Judgement Day

When the tipping point comes, they’ll be queuing up to tell you that the harm caused by pregnancy tests was obvious.

We previously set out the evidence on hormone pregnancy tests (HPTs) such as Primodos, which contained ethinylestradiol and norethisterone. The latter in much larger amounts than those in current combined oral contraceptives. They were supposed to work by inducing bleeding similar to menstruation in those who were not pregnant. 

In 1967, ​​Isabel Gal fir…