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DES Daughters, Embodied Knowledge, and the Transformation of Women’s Health Politics in the Late Twentieth Century
- ISBN13: 9781592139194
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From the 1940s to the 1970s, millions of women were exposed prenatally to the synthetic estrogen DES, a ‘wonder drug’ intended to prevent miscarriages. However, DES actually had damaging consequences for the women born from DES mothers. The ‘DES daughters’ as they are known, were found to have a rare form of vaginal cancer or were infertile. They were also at risk for miscarriages, stillbirths, and ectopic pregnancies. In “DES Daughters”, Susan Bell recounts the exp… More >>
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