Category Archives: DES – diethylstilboestrol
Invite a stranger…
I recently read Wish Fulfillment Everyday’s article about annual smear tests. Ladies, we all know it’s essential that we get tested regularly. As Layla has eloquently reminded us why this is important, I’ll ask you to click through to her … Continue reading
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Filed under Colposcopy, DES - diethylstilboestrol, Smear Tests
Supercalafragilisticendometriosis
Monday morning I got up at the usual time and went to London where I met my friend at Waterloo and then we walked to The Hilton at Park Lane for our spa treatments. This is the friend who has … Continue reading
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Filed under Birth Control Pill, Colposcopy, DES - diethylstilboestrol, Dysmenorrhoea, Employment, Endometriosis, Hysterectomy, Laparoscopy, Menstruation, pain management, Period, Polycystic Ovaries
Not just Endometriosis but also DES
I’m showing my age now. Between the years of 1950 and 1975 in the UK, women who had had miscarriages were prescribed diethylstilboestrol (DES). DES is a synthetic oestrogen. Unfortunately it had several side effects that were unknown or ignored … Continue reading
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Filed under Cancer risk, DES - diethylstilboestrol, Endometriosis, Family, Gynaecology, Hysterectomy, miscarrage
