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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Storm Newton

Love Island star links fertility issues to pregnancy drug taken by his grandmother

Maxwell Samuda - (Family handout)

A former Love Island contestant has become the first man to speak out about health issues that he believes were caused by a cancer-linked pregnancy drug taken by his grandmother in the 1970s.

Maxwell Samuda, who appeared on the ninth series of the ITV show, believes issues with his reproductive system stem from exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES).

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