1960s hormone pregnancy test did not cause birth defects, review finds

Report angers campaigners by concluding there was no ‘causal association’ between drug Primodos and severe disabilities in babies

A hormone pregnancy test used in the 1960s and 1970s was not responsible for serious birth defects, according to an official review.

An expert working group set up by the Commission on Human Medicines (CHM) concluded that there was no “causal association” between a drug called Primodos and severe disabilities in babies.

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