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Conference turris::womannotes-v2

Title:	ARCHIVE-- Topics of Interest to Women, Volume 2 --ARCHIVE
Notice:	V2 is closed. TURRIS::WOMANNOTES-V5 is open.
Moderator:	REGENT::BROOMHEAD

Created:	Thu Jan 30 1986
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 30 1995
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1105
Total number of notes:	36379

507.0. "ob-gyn who KNOWS DES" by SARAH::MELBIN () Thu Mar 16 1989 14:55

Can anyone tell me if there is a gyn in the Nashua area which knows about
DES exposed women? I don't mean she/he's heard of it, but actually knows
about what complications, problems, etc arise from DES, and can effectively
deal with a person so exposed.

(DES is a drug which was given to women who had experienced spontaneous abortions.
It was supposed to prevent this and be 'safe'. Needles to say, it has resulted
in a huge number of people affected, the DES-daughters and DES-sons)

thanks,
julie

T.R	Title	User	Date	Lines
507.1	try RESOLVE	FSHQA2::CGIUNTA	`Fri Mar 17 1989 14:16`	18
	I don't have a specific doctor to recommend, but I think that if you call RESOLVE, they will be able to recommend someone. I only have the phone numbers for Massachusetts, but they should be able to point you in the right direction. National RESOLVE headquarters is located in Arlington, MA. The phone number is 617-332-2579. For medical information/referrals, these are the people to contact: Western MA: Lynn Musacchio (Dalton) 413-684-1669 Central MA: Debbie Del Dotto (Shrewsbury) 508-842-5093 or Ann Derderian (Worcester) 508-362-5889 Boston Metro: Teri Sousa (Somerville) 617-776-7404 North Shore: Mary Peart (Manchester) 508-526-4141 or Ann Roussell (Burlington) 617-273-2926 Since DES is a frequent concern/problem of people who are dealing with infertility, I think that RESOLVE should be able to give you a good recommendation for someone in your area who knows about DES.
507.2	reply to my own note :)	SARAH::MELBIN	`Thu Mar 23 1989 10:16`	17
	After some help from =wm= folks, and others, I have found some information and thought I would put it here just in case: There is a DES clinic at Beth Israel Hosp. in Brookline, Ma. which I believe is headed by a Dr. Lewis Burke. (If he's not the head, here's there at least) In addition, there is a DES Action group which is sending me information. Here is the address: DES Action p.o. box 126 Stockton, Ma 02072
507.3	I Think It's Stoughton	FDCV10::ROSS	`Thu Mar 23 1989 12:03`	12
	Re: .2 > In addition, there is a DES Action group which is sending me information. Here > is the address: > DES Action > p.o. box 126 > Stockton, Ma 02072 From the ZIP code, I believe the town is Stoughton, not Stockton. Alan