The earliest synthetic form of the female hormone estrogen. Abbreviated DES. DES was widely prescribed between 1940 and 1971 to prevent miscarriages. The use of DES during pregnancy declined and was halted when it was found that, when given during the first 5 months of pregnancy, DES can interfere with the development of the fetal reproductive syst [..]

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. Diethylstilbestrol may increase the risk of u [..]

A drug given to pregnant women from the early 1940s until 1971 to help with common problems during pregnancy. The drug has been linked to cancer of the cervix or vagina in women whose mother took the [..]

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 [..]

A synthetic nonsteroidal estrogen that was found to cause birth defects in pregnant women.

A synthetic compound that does a similar job to estrogen. Used rarely nowdays due to associated health risks.

(n) a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry

A hormone with estrogen that used to be prescribed to pregnant women to prevent miscarriages and premature births. Its usage was standard practice in the 1940s until 1971. The drug has been linked to cancer of the cervix or vagina in women whose mothers took the drug while pregnant.

Abbreviations: DES Definition: (dye-ETH-ul-stil-BES-trol) A synthetic female hormone used until 1971 as a birth control, but taken off the market due to birth defects. Before more current hormone ther [..]

A synthetic nonsteroidal Estrogen used in the treatment of menopausal and postmenopausal disorders. It was also used formerly as a Growth promoter in Animals. According to the Fourth Annual Report on [..]

A synthetic nonsteroidal estrogen used in the treatment of menopausal and postmenopausal disorders. It was also used formerly as a growth promoter in animals. According to the Fourth Annual Report on [..]

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. Diethylstilbestrol may increase the risk of uterine, ovarian, or breast cancer in women who took it. It also has been linked to an increased risk of clear cell carcinoma of the vagina or cervix i [..]

 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.

A drug given to pregnant women from the early 1940s until 1971 to help with common problems during pregnancy. The drug has been linked to cancer of the cervix or vagina in women whose mother took the drug while pregnant.

An orally-active synthetic nonsteroidal oestrogen, first synthesized in 1938 and withdrawn in the 1970s on being identified as a teratogen.