General
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• DES was given to women in 1950's to prevent miscarriages (although it didn't actually do so)
• In utero DES exposure is associated with: (a) adenosis of vagina and cervix and infertility in female offspring and (b) testicular abnormalities in male offspring (Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2003;(3):CD004353)
• Tubal-type endocervical glandular proliferations resembling minimal deviation adenocarcinoma occur in women with DES exposure, may be a form of DES-related adenosis (Int J Gynecol Pathol 2005;24:391)

Micro images
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Various images

Cytology description
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• See Cervix - cytology

Additional references
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• Development 2004;131:1639

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