diethylstilbestrol
Abbreviations: DES
Definition: A synthetic female hormone (estrogen) used in the 60s and 70s as a birth control but taken off the market due to birth defects. Before more current hormone therapy, it was the only treatment men had for lowering their testosterone and while it did produce serious side effects in some men, it is still being used and tested in lower dosages
For more information: See hormone therapy, estrogen, testosterone
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