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Old 12-18-2006, 11:41 AM #12
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Post I have only seen two
DES women. Both had reproductive damage and could not have children.
DES typically leads to early cancer, and non functioning or malformed
genitalia.

In males the damage was visible as a rule. In females it can be hidden, and
only found after puberty and/or with examinations.

Quote:
DES (diethylstilbestrol)
synthetic estrogen used to prevent miscarriages (1948-1971)

2 to 6 million women treated in the US and Europe
no adverse effects in treated women

used as a growth promoter in cattle

27,000 administered to catle


Environmental consequences
0.1% DES daughters developed a previously rare cancer
DES sons have a higher rate of testicular cancer
DES sons and daughters have a higher incidence of abnormalities

reproductive tract
DES offspring
daughters

greater difficulty in conceiving
increased miscarriages
increased spontaneous abortions
3-5 x more tubal pregnancies



sons

higher incidence of malformed or abnormally small penis
higher incidence of undescended testicles at birth
malformed or abnormal sperm
genital-tract abnormalities that may cause sterility

Decreased Immune Functions

DES offspring with an increased prevalence of:
relatively rare immunologic hyperactivity
rheumatic fever
microbial infection (Streptocci)
from http://ic.ucsc.edu/~flegal/etox80e/S...s/hormone.html

I think DES has only been studied on the reproductive system of those
borne to mothers who were given DES.
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