The Other Thalidomide Scandal - Teratogens

diethylstilbestrol (DES)

(as discussed on #BBCTheNakedWeek )

#Thalidomide #Teratogens #Diethylstilbestrol

https://www.newcastle-hospitals.nhs.uk/services/clinical-genetics-service/information-for-healthcare-professionals/guidance-referrals/preconception-counselling/teratogenic-drugs/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_defects_of_diethylstilbestrol

This was a letter to the editor written by Pat Biggs sent to the Watertown Daily Times (NY) but was refused for publication.

#EndocrineDisruptingChemicals #EDCs #Teratogens #Glyphosate #Herbicides #Environment #Chemicals #Carcinogens #Roundup

#KnowledgeByte: #Teratology is the medical discipline that focuses on birth defects and congenital abnormalities.

#Teratogens are substances that may produce physical or functional defects in the human #Embryo or #Fetus after the pregnant woman is exposed to the substance.

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