Diethylstilbestrol (dye-ETH-ul-stil-BES-trol) at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Diethylstilbestrol (dye-ETH-ul-stil-BES-trol)? DES. A synthetic form of the hormone estrogen that was prescribed to pregnant women between about 1940 and 1971 because it was thought to prevent miscarriages. DES may increase the risk of uterine, ovarian, or breast cancer in women who took it. DES also

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