My Nonprofit Reviews

DES Action has educated me and guided my treatment protocol ever since I learned I was exposed in utero to the carcinogen DES. DES was the first synthetic estrogen and was given to my mother in 1958 to prevent miscarriage. She later discovered, to her horror, that this drug did NOT prevent miscarriage. But it DID cause a rare form of cancer in the young daughters of women who had taken it. Since that time, in great part owing to DES Action's untiring efforts and dedication, DES has become a well-known and much studied endocrine disruptor that has a myriad of harmful effects. Not only has their research and support helped countless women (and men) exposed to DES, it has also served as the foundation for much of the modern-day studies into the harmful effects of estrogen-mimicking drugs and other chemicals, such as plastics made with bisphenol A. Please help DES continue their good work!