ADHD has also been reported in grandchildren of DES-exposed women. Diethylstilbestrol (DES) is a synthetic estrogen banned following hearings held by Sen. Ted Kennedy in the early 1970s. DES was prescribed to pregnant women from 1940-1971. Caused cancer in some children of the women. Now found to cause ADHD in the grandchildren:
Association of Exposure to Diethylstilbestrol During Pregnancy With Multigenerational Neurodevelopmental Deficits
Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou, ScD1; Brent A. Coull, PhD2,3; Éilis J. O’Reilly, ScD4,5; et alAlberto Ascherio, MD, DrPH5,6,7; Marc G. Weisskopf, PhD, ScD3,6
JAMA Pediatr. Published online May 21, 2018. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.0727