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• More information on the history of research on female reproductive hormones can be found in Vern Bullough, Science in the Bedroom: A History of Sex Research, Basic Books, 1994. See especially pp. 126-132. See also Ann Rudinow Saetnan, Nelly Oudshoorn, and Marta Kirejczyk, eds., Bodies of Technology: Women’s Involvement with Reproductive Medicine, Ohio State University Press, 2000.
• For more on the medical profession’s increased “efforts to establish itself as the source of maternity care for the middle class,” see the entry on Pregnancy Testing in Barbara Katz Rothman, ed. The Encyclopedia of Childbearing. Holt & Co., 1993, pp. 327-328.
• On medical tests see: Trevor Pinch, “Testing—1,2,3 Testing: Toward a Sociology of Testing.” Science, Technology and Human Values (Winter, 1993) pp. 25-41.
• A description of the testing that led to FDA approval of the first home pregnancy tests can be found in: “Home Pregnancy Test Simple to Use, Reasonably Accurate, Especially if Result is Positive,” Family Planning Perspectives 11:3 (May/June 1979) pp. 190-191.
• The Power House Museum of Australia features an online exhibit on the history and material culture of menstruation at: http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/rags/
• Many popular women’s magazines have featured articles about women’s relationships with OB/GYNs and pregnancy testing in the past few decades. See for example:
  • Joann Ellison Rodgers, “Who’s Running the Show—Gynecologists or Patients?” Mademoiselle (November 1978), pp. 74-75.
  • Joel Gurin, “Home Medical Tests: What Works, What Doesn’t, What’s Right for You.” Glamour (September 1988), pp. 142-145.
  • Cynthia Hacinli, “All Pregnancy Tests are Not Equal,” Mademoiselle, (March 1989), p.142.