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DES daughters face higher risk of miscarriage study says
A Massachusetts General Hospital study finds daughters exposed to the synthetic hormone DES during pregnancy have a greater risk of miscarriages stillbirths and premature births compared with non exposed women. Among 618 DES daughters and 618 controls 38 percent of pregnancies ended unfavorably in the exposed group versus 22 percent in the non exposed group. Despite risks most DES daughters eventually had at least one normal full term birth.
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Ann B. Barnes
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