The history of pregnancy testing, and how it transformed from an esoteric laboratory tool to a
commonplace of everyday life. Pregnancy testing has never been easier. Waiting on one …

This article examines the West German controversy over Duogynon, a 'hormone pregnancy
test'and the drug at the centre of the first major, international debate over iatrogenic birth …

This dissertation will analyze the underlying reasons childbirth became professionalized,
which was due to the growing demands by women for safer birthing conditions. The demand …

Home diagnostic testing is a new phenomenon with old roots. This thesis traces the paths of
three important diagnostic tests of the last century as they moved from the hospital and clinic …

Mcgill alumnus and Cambridge University PhD recipient, Jesse is a historian of science,
technology and Medicine at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. He is co-lead on an UK …

¿ Estaré o no embarazada? Es éste un cuestionamiento que muchas mujeres se han hecho
en algún momento de su vida (también algunos hombres sobre si «ella está o no …