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Published online 3 May 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news050502-1
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Fetuses suffer from extra oestrogen exposure
Hormones found in contraceptives harm development of baby mice.
Pregnant women could be unwittingly exposing their unborn children to harmful amounts of the hormone oestrogen. Researchers have demonstrated that tiny quantities of this hormone, found in birth-control pills and some plastics, can cause serious deformities in male mouse fetuses.
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