Can a Pregnancy Drug Trigger ADHD Generations Later ? You Bet !

Aattention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Much More Common in Grandchildren of Women Who Were Prescribed the DES Drug in Pregnancy

A cohort study – Association of Exposure to Diethylstilbestrol During Pregnancy With Multigenerational Neurodevelopmental Deficits – published May 21, 2018, shows that prenatal diethylstilbestrol exposure may lead to neurodevelopmental disorders across several generations : DES grandchildren are more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD (36% to 63%).

The audio summary above reviews the cohort study that uses Nurses’ Health Study data to investigate associations between diethylstilbestrol (DES) use in pregnancy and self-reported development of ADHD in grandchildren.

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