polyphenol diethylstilbestrol http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85037869 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D004054 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/SNOMEDCT/396026002 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_41922 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C433 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diethylstilbestrol https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q423989 L02AA01 A synthetic nonsteroidal estrogen used in the treatment of menopausal and postmenopausal disorders. It was also used formerly as a growth promoter in animals. According to the Fourth Annual Report on Carcinogens (NTP 85-002, 1985), diethylstilbestrol has been listed as a known carcinogen. A synthetic, nonsteroidal form of estrogen. A well-known teratogen and carcinogen, diethylstilbestrol inhibits the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, thereby blocking the testicular synthesis of testosterone, lowering plasma testosterone, and inducing a chemical castration. DES non-steroidal estrogen The Complete Dictionary of Sexology