What is Diethylstilbestrol?

What is Diethylstilbestrol?

• Diethylstilbestrol: A synthetic nonsteroidal estrogen.
• Diethylstilbestrol: DES; the acronym for diethylstilbestrol, a synthetic, nonsteroidal form of estrogen. A well-known teratogen and carcinogen, DES inhibits the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, thereby blocking the testicular synthesis of testosterone, lowering plasma testosterone, and inducing a chemical castration. (NCI04)
  Source - Diseases Database
• Diethylstilbestrol: a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Diethylstilbestrol: Introduction

How many people get Diethylstilbestrol?

Prevalance of Diethylstilbestrol: 3 per 10,000 with a risk of vaginal cancer; probably higher if include other complications of DES
Prevalance Rate of Diethylstilbestrol: approx 1 in 3,333 or 0.03% or 81,600 people in USA [about data]

Who gets Diethylstilbestrol?

Gender Profile for Diethylstilbestrol: Women only

How serious is Diethylstilbestrol?

Complications of Diethylstilbestrol: see complications of Diethylstilbestrol

What are the symptoms of Diethylstilbestrol?

Complications of Diethylstilbestrol: see complications of Diethylstilbestrol

Diethylstilbestrol: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Diethylstilbestrol.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Diethylstilbestrol: see treatments for Diethylstilbestrol

Name and Aliases of Diethylstilbestrol

Main name of condition: Diethylstilbestrol

DES

Stilboestrol, Diethylstilboestrol Source - Diseases Database

Diethylstilboestrol, Stilbestrol, Stilboestrol, DES
Source - WordNet 2.1

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Diethylstilbestrol:

• Oestrogen
• Progesterone
• Oral contraception
• Hormone replacement therapy

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