Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 82501
Diethylstilbestrol: Side Effects
Tabled: 15 October 2025
Answered: 6 November 2025
Question
Jessica Toale
Labour — Bournemouth West
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.
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedThe 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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