TALKING ABOUT DES
A Family Guide for DES-Exposed
Mothers, Daughters, and Sons
National Cancer Institute
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institutes of Health
TALKING ABOUT DES
It may be difficult for you to discuss DES with your family
members, but many families find that just beginning a discussion about DES
brings a sense of openness and relief. In this booklet, we suggest some
ways that make talking about DES a little easier.
a DES Ad from 1957
This ad appeared in a major medical journal in 1957. It is now known that
DES exposure
is related to health problems in the children of the women who took it,
and in
the women themselves. If you were exposed to DES, you may need special health
care.
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