The scientific world was shocked by the 1971 discovery of the devastating effects in young women of a drug, diethylstilbestrol (DES), taken by their mothers twenty years earlier. The story of DES, from its discovery and widespread marketing without...

DES (diethylstilbestrol) is a hormone that was prescribed for pregnant women in the 1950s and early 1960s. Many years later, doctors discovered that the daughters of the women who received DES were at high risk for a variety of problems, including...

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Diethylstilbestrol (DES) is a drug, an orally active synthetic nonsteroidal estrogen that was first synthesized in 1938. In 1971 it was found to be a teratogen when given to pregnant women. if (window.showTocToggle) { var tocShowText = "show"; var...

Studies over the past seven years increase the concern that pregnant women who used the synthetic hormone DES may have an increased risk of breast cancer, according to a recent report of a task force convened by the Department of Health and Human...

Congress has now passed legislation to expand research and increase education and outreach to health professionals and the public about the dangers of DES. Presidential approval is anticipated. DES Action, the consumer group representing DES mothers, daughters, and sons, applauds the hard work...