Question follow-through · 44526

Pregnancy: Diethylstilbestrol

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of exposure to Diethylstilbestrol on children of women who took that drug while pregnant.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
7 Apr 2025
Target answer date
22 Apr 2025
Answer
22 Apr 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 7 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of exposure to Diethylstilbestrol on children of women who took that drug while pregnant.

  2. 22 Apr 2025

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  3. 22 Apr 2025

    Answer published

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  4. 18 Aug 2025

    Answer corrected

    The Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency continuously assesses the benefit and risk balance of all medicines, at the time of initial licensing and throughout their use in clinical practice, carefully evaluating any emerging evidence on their...

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