Oudshoorn N. Beyond the Natural Body: An Archeology of Sex Hormones

London: Routledge, 1994. 199 p.Under the spell of the body
Sex and the body
The making of the hormonal body
The birth of sex hormones
How the concept of sex hormones originated
The emergence of sex endocrinology
Sex hormones as dualistic agents of sex
Sex-specific origin
Source and identity of heterosexual hormones
The function of hormones
Terminology and classification
On masculine women and feminine men
Conclusions
The measuring of sex hormones
Tests for female sex hormones
Tests for male sex hormones
Disciplinary styles and instrumental incentives
The impact of laboratory tests on medical practice
Redefining masculinity and femininity
Conclusions
The making of sex hormones
Gaining access to research materials
Dutch sex endocrinology
Networks between laboratory scientists and pharmaceutical companies
The quest for ovaries and female urine
The quest for testes and male urine
Research materials as carriers of knowledge claims
Conclusions
The marketing of sex hormones
Organon: a science-based company
The promotion of female sex hormones
The promotion of male sex hormones
Cracks in the scientific and therapeutic program
Conclusions
The transformation of sex hormones into the pill
Birth control: from taboo to technology
Testing in disguise
An island laboratory
Representing women as menstrual cycles
The continuous testing of the pill
Conclusions
The power of structures that already exist
Making the body natural
The transformative power of sex hormones
The mixed blessings of sex hormones