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 Cancer Resources
Links for research about a variety of cancer issues, with particular emphasis on areas of cancer risk affecting DES sons
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DES Primary Resources Directory (Updated September 2006)
Links to primary resources focusing on various issues and effects of DES exposure, education, research, history, litigation, and drug manufacturers.
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Depression, Mental Health, and Psychology Resources
Resources for support, research, and therapeutic assistance. DES-exposed persons reportedly have greater likelihood of depression, anxiety, and other mental health disturbances.
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Endocrine Disruptors and Environmental Hormones Research
DES has been classified as an endocrine disruptor. This section contains links to advanced study and focused research on the effects of endocrine disruptors on health in animals and humans, including studies of environmental impact.
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Endocrinology and Endocrine System Health
Resources with primary emphasis on the profession of endocrinology and human endocrine system disorders
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Gender, Sexuality, Sexual Differentiation Resources
Resources with primary focus on issues such as gender identity, sexual differentiation, sexual orientation, intersex, transgenderism, and transsexualism, including investigation of the potential effects of prenatal exposure to DES.
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Genetics Research and Resources
DES has been identified in recent years as having specific genetic effects in humans and animals, particularly upon the Wnt and homeobox genes. The items in this folder enable further exploration of related areas of genetics research.
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Hormone Resources
Basic information about hormones, hormonal disorders such as hypogonadism and possible effects of prenatal DES exposure, and hormone replacement
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Immune System Resources
Resources on immune system disorders and health, including research implicating DES exposure with long-term harm to human immune systems.
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Male Reproductive Health
Primary resources, directories, and guides to understanding male reproductive health concerns and possible linkages between prenatal DES exposure and harmful effects upon male reproductive health.
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Medical and Drug Research Sources
Major references and directories for extending medical and pharmaceutical research and examining critical issues in medical research of importance to DES-exposed persons.
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Men's Health Resources: General
Links to primary sources devoted to education and outreach on various aspects of men's health
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Sexual Health Resources
Primary sources to assist with understanding and caring for sexual health across the lifespan, with particular focus on male sexual health issues
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Teratology and Teratogens Research
DES is considered to be a teratogen. Teratogens are drugs or chemicals which, by acting on the developing embryo or fetus, can cause physiological and neurobehavioral anomalies. Teratology is the study of environmentally or pharmacologically-induced congenital anomalies.
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__(Appendix I.) Investigating Big Pharma: Profiteering & Influence Over Government and Scientific Research
The items in this folder document various manners by which the major pharmaceutical corporations (i.e. Big Pharma), including former manufacturers of DES, are influencing federal health policy and attempting to influence the scientific drug research findings which do and don't get published in major medical journals.
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