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By Lara V. Marks. 372 pp. New Haven, Conn., Yale University Press, 2001. $29.95. ISBN 0-300-08943-0.

The history of the development of the ovulation-suppressing oral contraceptive known today simply as "the Pill" has been told before, but Lara Marks, a senior lecturer in the history of medicine at Imperial College, London, takes several particularly important approaches. First, her history has an international focus and, at times, a comparative focus that significantly broaden our understanding. Second, readers will be grateful for Marks's judicious analysis of what continue to be contentious issues about the testing, safety, and impact of oral contraceptives. A third attraction is the succinct but compelling story Marks weaves in the middle chapters of the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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