Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 101117

Diethylstilbestrol : Women

Tabled: 17 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026

Question

Dr Al Pinkerton

Liberal DemocratSurrey Heath

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of stilbestrol on women.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
The Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency continuously assesses the benefit and risk balance of all medicines, at the time of initial licensing and throughout their use in clinical practice, carefully evaluating any emerging evidence on their...

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