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diethylstilbestrol::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | des, diethylstilboestrol, stilbestrol, stilboestrol |
| Type of | estrogen, oestrogen |
Examples of diethylstilbestrol
diethylstilbestrol
Examples include diethylstilbestrol, arsenite, hexachlorobenzene, and nickel compounds.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Resveratrol has a molecular structure similar to that of diethylstilbestrol, a synthetic estrogen.
From the sciencedaily.com
Beginning in 1940, diethylstilbestrol, known as DES, was used clinically to prevent certain complications of pregnancy.
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The orphan nuclear receptor small heterodimer partner mediates male infertility induced by diethylstilbestrol in mice.
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The cancer showed up not in the women who had used diethylstilbestrol, or DES, but in their daughters-some 15 or 20 years after birth.
From the time.com
Beginning in 1946, pregnant women with histories of spontaneous abortions were frequently treated with diethylstilbestrol, an artificial hormone.
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Diethylstilbestrol was prescribed in the mistaken belief it could reduce pregnancy complications, but the daughters of the women who took it are still living with its effects.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Preliminary studies suggest that undescended testicles may be more frequent in boys born to women who received the hormone diethylstilbestrol, or DES, during pregnancy.
From the time.com
Europeans became fearful of hormone supplements in the early 1980s after the synthetic hormone diethylstilbestrol, or DES, was detected several times in baby food made with veal.
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- A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
- Diethylstilbestrol (DES) is a synthetic nonsteroidal estrogen that was first synthesized in 1938. Human exposure to DES occurred through diverse sources, such as dietary ingestion from supplemented cattle feed and medical treatment for certain conditions, including breast and prostate cancers. ...
- An orally-active synthetic nonsteroidal oestrogen, first synthesized in 1938 and withdrawn in the 1970s on being identified as a teratogen
- A synthetic estrogen drug prescribed for pregnant women from the 1930s to the early 1970s to prevent miscarriage and premature labor. The drug was found to cause physical abnormalities in the genitalia of the daughters of women who took it. ...
- 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. ...
- A female hormone used to treat men with prostate cancer by suppressing testosterone production.
- (dye-ETH-ul-stil-BES-trol): DES. A synthetic hormone that was prescribed from the early 1940s until 1971 to help women with complications of pregnancy. DES has been linked to an increased risk of clear cell carcinoma in daughters of women who had used DES. ...
- A synthetic estrogen compound that was inappropriately prescribed in the 1960's to prevent threatened miscarriages. Many women exposed to this compound while their mothers were pregnant with them have subsequently developed a variety of genital tract anomalies. ...
- A synthetic estrogen, taken by women in the past to prevent miscarriages, that has been associated with infertility and other reproductive health problems in some male and female offspring.
