Women were used as subjects in the largest experiment in medical history from "summary" of The Greatest Experiment Ever Performed on Women by Barbara Seaman
In the mid-20th century, women were unknowingly thrust into a vast medical experiment conducted by the pharmaceutical industry and the medical establishment. These women were given powerful hormones in the form of birth control pills, which were marketed as a safe and effective means of contraception. However, the true effects of these hormones on women's bodies were largely unknown at the time. As women began taking these pills, they experienced a range of side effects that were dismissed as minor inconveniences by doctors and researchers. From weight gain and mood swings to blood clots and strokes, the risks associated with hormonal contraception were downplayed in favor of the convenience it offered to women. The medical community failed to conduct thorough research on the long-term effects of these hormones on women's bodies. Instead, they relied on anecdotal evidence and incomplete studies to assure women that the pills were safe. This lack of oversight and regulation allowed pharmaceutical companies to profit off of women's bodies without f...
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