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Newsletter DESPATCH

DESPATCH is our newsletter, the first edition appearing in September 1980. Since that time DESPATCH has reported on medical research findings and emerging issues of interest relating to the DES issue.

DESPATCH provides a fascinating history of our group - the meetings organised and attended, the talks given, the media coverage generated.

DESPATCH also reflects the dynamics of the group over time - the initial energy and enthusiasm of a new group; the difficulties in getting media coverage of the DES issue; the wall of silence from the medical profession and the health authorities; and the fact that our energies have waxed and waned over the years.

Yet the group has survived and so has DESPATCH - and we think it is a great achievement on both accounts!

We are indebted to DES Action USA and also DES Action Canada for allowing us to reprint articles from their newsletters and other publications.

All issues of DESPATCH have been lodged with the Victorian State Library. Therefore the complete history of our group and our activities are on the public record, and can be accessed through the library's Serials section.

Highlights of DESPATCH:

# 01 September 1980
The DES Mess / Hit & Run

# 02 November 1980
DES Sons / Testicular Self Examination

# 03 March 1981
Vict. Govt. Announces DES Clinic / DES Sons Left Out in the Cold / Hidden Plight of the DES Exposed

# 04 June 1981
DES Daughters / Pregnancy Outcome Studies

# 05 October 1981
Serpent Beneath the (Eli) Lilly / The DE$ Dollar, pt 1

# 06 December 1981
Book: DES Daughter / Infertility & DES Sons

# 07 April 1982
Book: Developmental Effects of DES in Pregnancy

# 08 June 1982
DES Litigation in USA / The DE$ Dollar, pt 2

# 09 November 1982
Warning on Cryosurgery / Glossary of DES-Related Terms

# 10 May 1983
DES on '60 Minutes' / DES Action Pamphlet / Aust. DES Brand Names

# 11 August 1983
DES Research Stopped in USA / Hormone growth promotant in Aust. cattle

# 12 December 1983
DES Cancer Network / Progesterone Exposure in Pregnancy, pt 1

# 13 September 1984
Fertility Update for DES Daughters & Sons / DES Daughters & PID /Progesterone Exposure, pt 2 / Book: DES - The Bitter Pill

# 14 March 1985
DES Mothers & Breast Cancer / DES Daughters & Dysplasia / Legal Update

#15 June 1985
The DES Story Is Not Over / Dysplasia Treatment Problematic / More on DES Cancer Network

# 16 September 1985
Difficulties in Obtaining Medical Records

# 17 December 1985
DES Action International / (US) DES Conference

# 18 March 1986
High Risk Pregnancy Care Recommended for All DES Daughters

# 19 June 1986
IVF: Has the DES Lesson Been Learned? / Warning on Menopausal Oestrogen

# 20 October 1986
Film: DES - An Uncertain Legacy / Dysplasia Treatment Options

# 21 December 1986
DES Lawsuit filed in The Netherlands / DES Sons Network

# 22 March 1987
DES Forum (DES Action members share experiences)

# 23 June 1987
More DES Forum / Cervical Cerclage / Breast Self Examination

#24 September 1987
Clomid - Too Much, Too Soon? / DES Action & RWH Consultation

# 25 March 1988
New Reproductive Technologies / DES Clinic Review / Anti Depo-Provera Campaign

# 26 December 1988
Increase in Autoimmune Disease / Exploitation of the Infertile Couple

# 27 March 1989
Infertility: When is Enough Enough? / Endometriosis Update / More DES Forum

# 28 June 1992
DES: Still With Us / DES Daughters & Pregnancy Loss

# 29 October 1992
First ( US) DES Research Conference / Breast Cancer: A DES Daughter's Story / DES Action Poster

# 30 May 1993
$3 Million for DES Research in USA / The Ongoing Legacy of DES

# 31 August 1993
IVF & DES Daughters / DES Sons / Breast Cancer & DES Mothers

# 32 February 1995
Oestrogens & Male Fertility / Background Briefing: Boys Will Be Girls

# 33 September 1997
DES Tall Girls: Not a Tall Story! / DES Tall Girls: Why the Silence? / DES Third Generation Network

# 34 December 1997
DES Action: A Subversive Group!? / DES Tall Girls: Scientific Research Needed / Report on (US) DES Action Symposium

# 35 June 1998
Film: A Healthy Baby Girl / "No" to National DES Register

# 36 June 1999
Mouse Study Shows Link to 3rd Generation Effects / DES Clinic "Privatised"

# 37 October 1999
Discovering DES Forum / (US) DES Research Conference Report / Book: My Year of Meat

# 38 June 2000
NH&MRC Funds 'Tall Girls' Study / Warnings on HRT / Compensation in The Netherlands / Illegal DES Found in American Beef

# 39 September 2000
20 Years of DESPATCH / Study on 3rd Generation DES Male Mice / National ( US) DES Educational Program Funded

# 40 December 2000
Conflict-of-Interest in Medical Research / Report on Women, Health & Hormones 2000 Conference

# 41 March 2001
My Secret Life of Agony - Gundagai Man Speaks Out (DES exposure from consumption of chicken) / Book: Hormonal Chaos

# 42 June 2001
Report on DES Action International Colloquium / Book: DES Stories / Book: Rose's Colours

# 43 September 2001
Soy as an Endocrine Disruptor / Cancer Risk for DES Sons / NCI DES Follow-up Study Report

# 44 February 2002
Participation, Empowerment & Effectiveness - The Tall Girls Experience / Double Exposure (DES Daughter and Tall Girl) / DES Daughters: Infertility & Pregnancy Outcomes / Oestrogens in Plants

# 45 March 2003
DES Daughters & Breast Cancer / HRT: Hazardous to Women's Health / The Dangers of 'Wonder Drugs' / CDC's DES Update Campaign / 'Anonymous Expert' is Ill-Informed

# 46 December 2003
Launch of CDC's DES Update Campaign / More Bad News on HRT

# 47 March 2004
Prescription Drug Advertising / Drug Safety and Reporting Adverse Drug Reactions / CDC Teleconference: Animal Studies / DDT: The Devil in the Details

# 48 June 2004
Open Letter to Minister of Health / CDC Teleconference: DES Sons / Mice, Men & Damned Statistics / Film: Safe