Laurel has had difficult pregnancies and has also developed a rare form of cervical cancer.Which drug might have been prescribed to Laurel's mother when she herself was pregnant?

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Diethylstilbestrol (DES) was a drug prescribed to pregnant women between the 1940s and 1970s to prevent miscarriages and other pregnancy complications. It was later found to cause rare cancers and reproductive issues in the daughters of women who took it.

Laurel Has Had Difficult Pregnancies and Has Also Developed a Rare