Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Women with prenatal exposure to the synthetic estrogen and endocrine-disrupting chemical diethylstilbestrol are ...

Preeclampsia reduced in pregnant women with aspirin use. Diethylstilbestrol exposure during pregnancy is associated with multigenerational neurodevelopmental deficits in childhood, including ADHD.

A study of daughters of women given diethylstilbestrol, synthetic estrogen, during pregnancy has found that exposure to the drug while in the womb is associated with many reproductive problems and an ...

Background: Clear cell adenocarcinoma of the vagina and cervix were previously shown to be tumors occurring in female offspring exposed prenatally to diethylstilbestrol. This report describes the ...

We used Cox regression analyses to assess mortality outcomes in a combined cohort of 7675 women who received diethylstilbestrol (DES) through clinical trial participation or prenatal care. In the ...

WOMEN are calling for an inquiry into a drug taken by thousands of patients. This comes as the side effects of the synthetic drug have been linked to various health complications, including cancer and ...

Outcome of older patients with breast cancer with brain metastases. Background: Blocking estrogen receptor or production is standard of care for hormone receptor positive advanced breast cancer ...

Diethylstilbestrol (DES) was etiologically linked to clear cell adenocarcinoma of the vagina in 1971. This article reviews on-going research and emerging information relevant to DES-related health ...

Concerns have been raised regarding the role of environmental and dietary estrogens as possible contributors to an increased incidence of various abnormalities in estrogen-target tissues of both sexes ...

National Institutes of Health study followed daughters of women given diethylstilbestrol during pregnancy and found increased fertility problems and cancer risks A large study of the daughters of ...

This medication is a synthetic nonsteroidal estrogen, prescribed for the prevention of miscarriage, breast cancer, premature birth and prostate enlargement.