DES Exposure In Women and Lifelong Risk
What is DES? Diethylstilbestrol (DES), commonly known as "DES hormone" or "stilboestrol," was a human made synthetic form of the female hormone estrogen. It gained widespread use as a medication from the 1940s through the 1970s, primarily prescribed to pregnant women to prevent miscarriages and complications during pregnancy. Physicians believed that DES could support ...
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