In the early 1940s, physicians started prescribing DES to pregnant women who exhibited signs of being in danger of having a miscarriage. The rationale for this practice was that miscarriage is preceded by a drop-in estrogen levels, and providing women with estrogen might help to sustain the pregnancy.
We now know that it did not work!
DES is a carcinogen and a teratogenโฆ
The DES Tragedy continues
#Diethylstilbestrol
#TheDESTragedy
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