Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 82511

Diethylstilbestrol: Side Effects

Tabled: 15 October 2025
Answered: 24 October 2025

Question

Jessica Toale

LabourBournemouth West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered the potential merits of a screening protocol for people exposed to diethylstilbestrol.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), which advises the Government on all aspects of screening, has never been asked to consider the evidence for a screening programme for people exposed to diethylstilbestrol in utero.Any individual or organisatio...

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