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Millions of women alive today were exposed to a chemical called DES –
diethylstilbestrol – in their mother’s uterus. The chemical, an early
synthetic estrogen, was administered to some pregnant women before 1971 to help reduce risk of miscarriages and prematurity.
Only later did doctors discover that it a) didn’t help with these complications and b) it heightened certain health risks to female babies exposed to the chemical.
My mother was given DES (though I only found out when I was in my 30s), so I’m one of those DES daughters and have reason to be interested in a new report in the New England Journal of Medicine that takes a thorough look at the heightened medical risks. More
Only later did doctors discover that it a) didn’t help with these complications and b) it heightened certain health risks to female babies exposed to the chemical.
My mother was given DES (though I only found out when I was in my 30s), so I’m one of those DES daughters and have reason to be interested in a new report in the New England Journal of Medicine that takes a thorough look at the heightened medical risks. More
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