There is No Sexy Side to This Story DES (diethylstilbestrol) Linked to Cancer of the Vagina and Cervix for Women Epididymal Cysts (non-cancerous grow

DES (diethylstilbestrol) is a man-made (synthetic) form of estrogen. Now as you may remember from your high school biology and anatomy class, estrogen is a female hormone.

Well, back in the day, from about 1938 to, oh about 1971, the American Medical Association thought it was the answer to a problem to help some pregnant women who had had miscarriages or premature deliveries in the past. You see, the AMA at the time assumed the miscarriages and premature deliveries was caused by low levels of estrogen in the woman's body. DES was used to “correct” this problem. It was given to about 4 million women in the United States during this time.

Hmmmm, doesn’t this story already sound all too familiar? Sorta like our modern day cervical vaccination?

When the medical industry discovered through their (after the fact) studies, that DES might not help women carry pregnancies to full term, they did something about it. They reduced the use of DES in the 1960’s. Quite thoughtful of them wouldn’t you say?

Oh, it gets better…

Later, it was learned that infants whose mothers took DES during the first 5 months of pregnancy were more likely to have problems in their reproductive systems (ie. little girls were growing up to have cervical issues). But wait....there's more!

In 1971, the Food and Drug Administration advised doctors to stop prescribing it during pregnancy. A campaign was also started to tell the public about the problems DES could cause. And doctors were urged to tell patients who may have taken the drug. However, there was no way to reach each and every one of those women that took the DES. I mean, this is a big world. People move around. That would have been such a huge undertaking for the medical industry.

Many people who were exposed to DES as a fetus still don't know it. They also may not know that the effects of DES are still being studied.

Estrogens are still prescribed for some medical reasons, including some cancers, but they are no longer used during pregnancy. Other than in a rare clinical trial, DES is no longer available in the United States for use in humans.

So MadSexy, Tell us -- who did you find out was exposed to DES?

About 5 to 10 million people were thought to be exposed to DES during pregnancy. Three groups of people were exposed:

• DES mothers: women who took DES while pregnant.

• DES daughters: women whose mothers took DES when pregnant with them. This exposed them to DES while they were growing in the womb. DES has been linked to clear cell adenocarcinoma, an uncommon cancer of the vagina or cervix. DES daughters are also at double risk of breast cancer.

• DES sons: men whose mothers took DES when pregnant with them. This exposed them to DES while they were growing in the womb. DES sons are at increased risk of epididyal cysts.

So in other words not only are women at a challenge for this DES, men are too.

For more information on this drug, support groups, and class actions, log into the following sites:

DES Action:

http://www.desaction.org/

Grossman Law Offices

http://www.injuryrelief.com/home/county/article/des-drug-injury-attorney.aspx

Parker Waichman Alonso LLP

http://www.yourlawyer.com/topics/overview/des

Again I say... we have to stop giving away our power when it comes to our health. Hell, we need to stop giving our power away when it come to just life!

If you want to gain or maintain your health and healing.... WORK ON RAISING YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM!!

THE HEALING IS IN YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM!!

For more information on how wonderful, magical and powerful your immune system is, I have found the following site to be extremely informative:

http://www.cancertutor.com/faq/faq_immunity.html

Madison Carlista was diagnosed with advanced cervical cancer and given a prognosis of 3-6 months. Without surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, or drugs – she is still here! Madison came into the understanding of the body’s innate ability to cure and heal itself. Through various holistic therapies and practices, Madison was able to reverse her health to complete wholeness in less than a year.

Madison is the author of S2O – The Sexy Side of Holistic Health Healing and Anti-Aging LifeStyle Manual: My Personal Journey from Cervical Cancer.

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