DES linked to an Early Menopause

Age at natural Menopause in Women exposed to DiEthylStilbestrol in Utero

Pregnancy drug linked to an early menopause
DES linked to an early Menopause

Women whose mothers took a common pregnancy drug are at risk of early menopause, research shows. A study of thousands of women revealed that those who were exposed to the ‘wonder drug’ DES in the womb were 50 per cent more likely to start the menopause early.

Read more: Pregnancy drug linked to an early menopause, by FIONA MACRAE, last updated 15 August 2006.

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