Hormones of Life: Endocrinology, the Pharmaceutical Industry, and the Dream of a Remedy for Sterility, 1930–1970

“ . . . considers the realm of reproductive endocrinology development and hormone therapies and reveals the process of research and development as a whole. Any serious medical library needs this history, reminding of how the modern pharmaceutical industry developed.” —California Bookwatch, 2011 (October)

“ . . . Christer Nordlund’s history of the development of gonadotropin hormones by the Swedish firm Leo deserves the highest praise . . . paints a sensitive, detailed picture of the symbiotic networks between drug companies, opinion leaders like Westman, and institutions of academic medicine . . .” —Isis, 2012, 103:1