A medicine once prescribed to pregnant women to prevent miscarriages has been found to create reproductive defects, cancer, and other genital irregularities in their offspring. This drug is:

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Diethylstilbestrol (DES) was prescribed to pregnant women to prevent miscarriages and other pregnancy problems, but it was later found to cause a rare type of vaginal cancer, reproductive tract problems, and other health issues in their daughters. Thalidomide, on the other hand, was known for causing birth defects affecting the limbs, but not specifically reproductive defects or cancer.

A Medicine Once Prescribed to Pregnant Women to Prevent Miscarriages