Laura Gaspari, Marie-Odile Soyer-Gobillard, Nathalie Rincheval, Françoise Paris, Nicolas Kalfa, Samir Hamamah, Charles Sultan
OBJECTIVE: Diethylstilbestrol (DES), a potent synthetic nonsteroidal estrogen belonging to the family of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), can cross the placenta and may cause permanent adverse health effects in the exposed mothers, their children (exposed in utero), and also their grandchildren through germline contribution to the zygote. This study evaluated pregnancy duration and birthweight (BW) variations in the children and grandchildren born before, during, and after maternal DES treatment in the same informative families, to rule out genetic, endocrine, and environmental factors...
January 31, 2023: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health