Baby test in ‘defects link’
CHEMICALS in controversial pregnancy test pills cause damage to embryos, tests on zebrafish show.
Primodos was axed in 1978 but its components are still in use in drugs such as contraceptives.
Dr Neil Vargesson More, who led the University of Aberdeen study, said more tests are needed on norethisterone acetate and ethinyl estradiol.
It came after a state review found no “causal association” between the tests and birth defects.