Guest guest Posted December 22, 2003 Report Share Posted December 22, 2003 Hi, All Here I am again " preaching " about DES... As some of you know, I also am on the DES listserve. When I find information that I think may be useful to someone here I will post it. I have been reading the archives again and there are several mentions of women being exposed to DES in the mid-70s. Apparently, some doctors were still giving it to their patients after it was taken off of the market. I just wanted to pass this one in case there is anyone out there who is not sure if they were exposed or not. If someone is exposed, they can file a lawsuit to help cover the expense of DES-related medical problems, including infertility. I think this also includes adoption and surrogacy expenses. Also, there is the risk of cancer that, so far, is a life-long threat. The current check for this in DES daughters is a colposcopy. This is where they inspect the vagina and the cervix and take a tissue sample. I had my first one done last week. It took quite a bit more time, but it was no less pleasant than your standard pap smear. The doctor said that everything checked out okay. However, I will continue to have the test on an annual basis as is recommended for DES daughters. Okay, that is all for now. I think I'll go back to enjoying the holidays and hope that all of you are, too! Mikell, 32 t-shaped uterus ttc #1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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