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Results 1 - 9 of 9 for Diethylstilbestrol
  1. Vaginal Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... papillomavirus (HPV) infection or if your mother took diethylstilbestrol (DES) when she was pregnant. Doctors prescribed DES ...
  2. Breast Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is breast cancer? Breast cancer is a cancer that starts in breast tissue. It happens when cells in the breast change and grow out of control. The ...
  3. Cervical Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    The cervix is the lower part of the uterus, the place where a baby grows during pregnancy. Cervical cancer is caused by a virus called HPV. The virus spreads ...
  4. Ectopic Pregnancy (National Library of Medicine)  
    The uterus, or womb, is the place where a baby grows when a woman is pregnant. If you have an ectopic pregnancy, the fertilized egg grows in the wrong place, ...
  5. Female Infertility (National Library of Medicine)  
    Infertility means not being able to get pregnant after at least one year of trying (or 6 months if the woman is over age 35). If a woman keeps having miscarriages, ...
  6. Infertility (National Library of Medicine)  
    Infertility means not being able to become pregnant after a year of trying. If a woman can get pregnant but keeps having miscarriages or stillbirths, that's also ...
  7. Miscarriage (National Library of Medicine)  
    A miscarriage is an unexpected loss of pregnancy before the 20th week of pregnancy. Most miscarriages happen very early in the pregnancy, often before ...
  8. Pregnancy and Medicines (National Library of Medicine)  
    Not all medicines are safe to take when you are pregnant. Some medicines can harm your baby. That includes over-the-counter or prescription drugs, herbs, ...
  9. Tumors and Pregnancy (National Library of Medicine)  
    Tumors during pregnancy are rare, but they can happen. Tumors can be either benign or malignant. Benign tumors aren't cancer. Malignant ones are. The most common ...