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Diethylstilbestrol Syndrome
A disorder likely to occur in children and grandchildren of a woman treated with diethylstilbestrol during pregnancy. Manifestations include vaginal adenosis, cervical malformations, vaginal septae, genital tract anomalies or Fallopian tube anomalies causing subsequent fertility problems. (NCI Thesaurus)
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