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Nuetrik [128]
4 years ago
6

Diane has had difficult pregnancies and has also developed a rare form of cervical cancer. Diane's mother may have been prescrib

ed __________, before Diane was born, to prevent miscarriage.
A) Thalidomide
B) AZT
C) Amphetamines
D) DES (diethylstilbestrol)
Social Studies
1 answer:
MAXImum [283]4 years ago
5 0

Answer: Option D. DES (Diethylstilbestrol)

Explanation:

Diethylstilbestrol was given to pregnant women to prevent complications during pregnancy. These could include having a miscarriage or giving birth too early. There were possibilities that the daughters of the women who used DES to prevent miscarriage were more likely to get a certain kind of cancer of the vagina and cervix. Diethylstilbestrol, or DES, is a synthetic form of estrogen. Estrogen is a female hormone. DES was given to millions of pregnant women between 1938 and 1971.

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