The Hazards of Hormones: Risk, Regulation and Women’s Health in the History of Hormones in Belgium KU Leuven
Hormones today are everywhere: in pharmacies and hospitals, on bedside tables and in handbags. Millions of women ingest synthetic sex hormones to control their fertility, for menstrual and menopausal problems, to assist conception, as abortifacients, and for other reasons. In our collective memory, the rise of hormones mostly counts as a positive development, giving rise to women’s emancipation and sexual liberation. Yet there also exists a ...