PubMed · 1981 · 19 citations · 0 references
FertilityReproductive HealthGynecologyFemale Reproductive SystemFemale Reproductive FunctionReproductive BiologyReproduction ResponseEmbryologyHigh-risk PregnancyDes-exposed Female ProgenyFetal SalvageToxicologyPublic HealthInfertilityReproductive SuccessMaternal ComplicationMaternal HealthMaternal-fetal MedicineMaternal IngestionAbortionPregnancyPreconception CounselingFetal ComplicationMedicine
The reproductive performance of 106 patients exposed in utero to diethylstilbestrol by maternal ingestion is described. Fetal wastage is high, apparently because of spontaneous abortion during the first and second trimesters. Recommendations are made for preconception counseling of exposed progeny to increase fetal salvage.