Adverse Health Outcomes in Women Exposed In Utero to Diethylstilbestrol

N. Hoover, Robert; Hyer, Marianne; M. Pfeiffer, Ruth; Adam, Ervin; Bond, Brian; Cheville, Andrea; Colton, Theodore; Hartge, Patricia; E. Hatch, Elizabeth; L. Herbst, Arthur; Y. Karlan, Beth; H. Kaufman, Raymond; L. Noller, Kenneth; R. Palmer, Julie; J. Robboy, Stanley; C. Saal, Robert; C. Strohsnitter, William; Titus‐Ernstoff, Linda; Troisi, Rebecca

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1013961

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Adverse Health Outcomes in Women Exposed In Utero to Diethylstilbestrol

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Oct 5, 2011

Authors:

Robert N. Hoover

Marianne Hyer

Ruth M. Pfeiffer

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Before 1971, several million women were exposed in utero to diethylstilbestrol (DES) given to their mothers to prevent pregnancy complications. Several adverse outcomes have been linked to such exposure, but their cumulative effects are not well understood. METHODS: We combined data from...

Subject

Diethylstilbestrol

In utero

Medicine

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