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Des stories
faces and voices of people exposed to diethylstilbestrol
By Braun, Margaret & Stuart, Nancy M. & Colborn, Theo
- ISBN
- 978-0-89822-078-0
- Publisher
- Rochester, NY : Visual Studies Workshop Press, 2001.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2001
From 1938 to 1971, physicians prescribed diethylstilbestrol (DES) to prevent miscarriage and promote the birth of healthy infants. It was also used as a morning-after pill, a lactation suppressor, and a treatment for acne and some cancers. Ranchers added it to livestock feed. By 1970, a rare, sometimes fatal vaginal cancer began to appear in teenage girls, and research linked it to the ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
