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Are the Effects of DES Over? A Tragic Lesson from the Past

30 Sept 2021

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Diethylstilbestrol (DES), a transplacental endocrine-disrupting chemical, was prescribed to pregnant women for several decades. The number of women who took DES is hard to know precisely, but it has been estimated that over 10 million people have been exposed around the world. DES was classified in the year 2000 as carcinogenic to humans. The deleterious effects induced by DES are very extensive, such as...

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PMID: 34639609
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph181910309

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