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Table 1 DES exposure in relation to urogenital abnormalities

From: Urogenital abnormalities in men exposed to diethylstilbestrol in utero: a cohort study

 

DES-Exposed

(N = 1197)

Unexposed (N = 1038)

  
 

Cases

Cases

Risk ratio*

95% Confidence interval

Urogenital abnormalities

    

   Cryptorchidism

38

17

1.9

1.1-3.4

   Epididymal cyst

55

19

2.5

1.5-4.3

   Varicocele

63

61

0.9

0.6-1.3

   Abnormality of penis†

9

7

1.1

0.4-3.0

   Urethral stenosis

14

9

1.3

0.6-3.1

Inflammation of:

    

   Prostate

81

61

1.1

0.8-1.6

   Urethra

48

28

1.5

0.9-2.4

   Testes

49

17

2.5

1.5-4.4

   Epididymis

39

34

1.0

0.6-1.6

Benign prostatic hypertrophy

19

14

1.2

0.6-2.3

  1. *Risk ratios adjusted for year of birth and cohort.
  2. †Including hypospadias.
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