United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 82501
Diethylstilbestrol: Side Effects
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15 October 2025
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6 November 2025 · Answer
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6 November 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness among healthcare professionals of the long-term health risks associated with in utero exposure to diethylstilbestrol.
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15 October 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness among healthcare professionals of the long-term health risks associated with in utero exposure to diethylstilbestrol.
Source: Commons
6 November 2025
Answer
The Government encourages all women, including those exposed to diethylstilbestrol (DES) in utero, to attend regular cervical screenings which test for human papillomavirus, the cause of most cervical cancers. Women who believe or know that they were expo...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-15/82501
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1841620
- uk · wq-1841620 · source updated 6 November 2025