The Duogynon controversy and ignorance production in post-thalidomide West Germany

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 defects in the post-thalidomide era. It recovers an asymmetrical power struggle over the uneven distribution of biomed...

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Autores principales:	Birgit Nemec, Jesse Olszynko-Gryn
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2022
Materias:	Congenital malformations Health activism Ignorance production Schering AG Pregnancy testing West Germany Reproduction QH471-489 Social sciences (General) H1-99
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:8fabecb80e684ade95c569a6f374a1cb2021-12-04T04:35:23ZThe Duogynon controversy and ignorance production in post-thalidomide West Germany2405-661810.1016/j.rbms.2021.09.003https://doaj.org/article/8fabecb80e684ade95c569a6f374a1cb2022-03-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405661821000290https://doaj.org/toc/2405-6618This 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 defects in the post-thalidomide era. It recovers an asymmetrical power struggle over the uneven distribution of biomedical knowledge and ignorance (about teratogenic risk) that pitted parent-activists, whistleblowers and investigative journalists against industrialists, scientific experts and government officials. It sheds new light on the nexus of reproduction, disability, epidemiology and health activism in West Germany. In addition, it begins to recover an internationally influential discourse that, in the post-thalidomide world, seems to have resuscitated antenatal drug use as safe until proven harmful.Birgit NemecJesse Olszynko-GrynElsevierarticleCongenital malformationsHealth activismIgnorance productionSchering AGPregnancy testingWest GermanyReproductionQH471-489Social sciences (General)H1-99ENReproductive Biomedicine & Society Online, Vol 14, Iss , Pp 75-86 (2022)
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topic	Congenital malformations Health activism Ignorance production Schering AG Pregnancy testing West Germany Reproduction QH471-489 Social sciences (General) H1-99
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description	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 defects in the post-thalidomide era. It recovers an asymmetrical power struggle over the uneven distribution of biomedical knowledge and ignorance (about teratogenic risk) that pitted parent-activists, whistleblowers and investigative journalists against industrialists, scientific experts and government officials. It sheds new light on the nexus of reproduction, disability, epidemiology and health activism in West Germany. In addition, it begins to recover an internationally influential discourse that, in the post-thalidomide world, seems to have resuscitated antenatal drug use as safe until proven harmful.
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title	The Duogynon controversy and ignorance production in post-thalidomide West Germany
title_short	The Duogynon controversy and ignorance production in post-thalidomide West Germany
title_full	The Duogynon controversy and ignorance production in post-thalidomide West Germany
title_fullStr	The Duogynon controversy and ignorance production in post-thalidomide West Germany
title_full_unstemmed	The Duogynon controversy and ignorance production in post-thalidomide West Germany
title_sort	duogynon controversy and ignorance production in post-thalidomide west germany
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The Duogynon controversy and ignorance production in post-thalidomide West Germany

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