What was frequently prescribed by physicians to pregnant women in the 1970s to prevent miscarriages, but was later found to cause the daughters of the women who took the medication to develop a rare form of vaginal or cervical cancer and to have more difficult pregnancies?

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DES (diethylstilbestrol) was prescribed to prevent miscarriages but was later found to cause significant health issues in the daughters of the women who took it, including a rare form of vaginal or cervical cancer and complications in pregnancies.

What Was Frequently Prescribed by Physicians to Pregnant Women in the 1970s