diethylstilbesterol

• Composto sintético não esteroide com propriedades estrogênicas, antes prescrito para tratar distúrbios menstruais e prevenir abortos, mas posteriormente associado a um risco aumentado de câncer vaginal em filhas de mulheres que o usaram durante a gravidez.

A synthetic nonsteroidal compound with estrogenic properties, formerly prescribed to treat menstrual disorders and prevent miscarriages, but later linked to an increased risk of vaginal cancer in the daughters of women who took it during pregnancy.

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   A synthetic nonsteroidal compound with estrogenic properties, formerly prescribed to prevent miscarriage and treat menstrual disorders, but later linked to increased cancer risk in offspring.

   Estrogênio sintético

   • Diethylstilbestrol was widely prescribed to pregnant women in the mid-20th century.
   • Research linked diethylstilbestrol exposure to rare vaginal cancers in daughters.
   • The use of diethylstilbestrol was discontinued after its harmful effects were discovered.

   Sinônimosdesstilbestrolstilboestrol