DES Clinic at the National Maternity Hospital

The specialist DES daughters' clinic was set up at the National Maternity Hospital in Holles Street, Dublin in 1990.

DES clinic at the National Maternity Hospital in Holles Street
The clinic screens the daughters of women who were prescribed DES (Stilboestrol) in pregnancy, and the daughters of women who were prescribed drugs in pregnancy (mainly to prevent miscarriage) and who cannot eliminate DES as that drug.

DES was known as Stilboestrol in Ireland and the UK. Women can be referred to the clinic by their doctor or they can self-refer. If DES exposure is confirmed, these women are screened annually and are advised with regard to any particular problems they may experience which are related to their DES exposure.

The clinic operates under the direction of Dr. Myra Fitzpatrick M.D. M.R.C.O.G. M.R.C.T.I.
DES mothers may also attend the clinic if they have concerns about their own health.

The clinic is free.