ok, big biology question analysing a contraceptive pill experiment, it is a 5...

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...mark question, from aqa exam? The pill was developed by a team of scientists led by Gregory Pincus. The teem needed to carry our large scale trials on humans.

In the summer of 1955, Pincus visited the island of Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico is one of the most densely populated areas in the world. Officials supported birth control as a form of population control. Pincus knew that is he could demonstrate that the poor, uneducated women of Puerto Rico could use the pill correctly than so could woman anywhere in the world.

the scientists selected a pill with a high dose of hormones to enusre that no preggnanicies would occur white test subjects were taking the pill. the pill was found to be 100% effectve. But 17% of the woman in the study complained of side effects. Pincus ignored these side affects.

The women in the trial had been told only that they were taking a drug that prevented pregnancy. They had not been told that the pill was experimental or there was a chance of dangerous side affects.
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