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* Female fetus - increased risk abnormal reproductive tract and cancer. | * Female fetus - increased risk abnormal reproductive tract and cancer. | ||
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Banned by the USA FDA in 1979 as a teratogen, previously used as livestock growth promoter. | |||
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Diethylstilbestrol Chemical Structure
Diethylstilbestrol - (DES or diethylstilbetrol) a drug prescribed to women from 1938-1971 to prevent miscarriage in high-risk pregnancies.
Acts as a potent estrogen (mimics natural hormone) and therefore a potential endocrine disruptor.
- Female fetus - increased risk abnormal reproductive tract and cancer.
- Male fetus - abnormal genitalia.
Banned by the USA FDA in 1979 as a teratogen, previously used as livestock growth promoter.
Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, June 26) Embryology Diethylstilbestrol.jpg. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/File:Diethylstilbestrol.jpg
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