Is oligomenorrhea associated with DES exposure ?
1979 Study Abstract
The menstrual histories of 218 patients exposed in utero to diethylstilbestrol (DES) were compared with those of 158 control subjects.
- No significant differences were revealed in the complaint of menstrual irregularities at either the initial or follow-up examination.
- Age at menarche was the same in both groups, and was the same as found in the United States as a whole.
These findings differ from the report of a controlled trial in Chicago which suggests that there is a specific pattern of oligomenorrhea associated with DES exposure.
References
- Menstrual history of young women exposed in utero to diethylstilbestrol, Fertility and sterility, NCBI PubMed PMID: 467695, 1979.
- Featured image Annie Spratt.
DES DIETHYLSTILBESTROL RESOURCES
- All studies in ref to DES and puberty.
- Diethylstilbestrol DES studies by topics.