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... > social science subjects > sociology > family studies > motherhood encyc > motherhood and society > des mothers
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > motherhood and society > des mothers
... > social science subjects > sociology > social interaction > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > motherhood and society > des mothers
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  • DES, short for diethylstilbestrol (or stilbestrol), known as the “grandmother of synthetic estrogens,” was the first in a long line of synthetic estrogens. First synthesized in 1938 to prevent menstrual disorders, it quickly became prescribed widely to prevent miscarriages and enhance pregnancies. [Source: Encyclopedia of Motherhood; DES Mothers]

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