Hexestrol shine hormone estrogen na roba wanda aka fara gabatar dashi a cikin 1940s azaman magani don cututtukan hormonal. Hakanan ana kiranta da diethylstilbestrol diphosphate kuma ana amfani dashi wajen magance alamun menopause, kamar walƙiya mai zafi da bushewar farji. Bugu da ƙari, an yi amfani da hexestrol don magance wasu nau'in ciwon nono da ciwon prostate. Duk da haka, an maye gurbin amfani da shi da sababbin kuma mafi aminci nau'i na maganin hormone.