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The Gland Illusion - Early Attempts at Rejuvenation through Male Hormone Therapy (Paperback)
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With the discovery of internal secretions from the sex glands,
later named the hormones testosterone and estrogen, physicians and
the public thought these new products would point the way to
rejuvenating an aging body and providing a longer, disease-free
life. But the discovery and use of these sex gland products did not
progress in an orderly manner, but in a somewhat erratic, bizarre
course. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century,
attempts to capture and utilize the sex gland secretions resulted
in pills composed of sex gland material, injections of an emulsion
of the glands, and even transplants (grafts) of testicular or
ovarian tissue, all of which proved to be worthless. But this was
not obvious at the time. The results of treating men, in
particular, with these products produced enthusiastic reports of
regaining lost manhood. It was not until the actual discovery of
testosterone and estrogen that the seemingly miraculous results of
this ""organotherapy"" were proved to be only an illusion. Today,
with the ability to diagnose and treat hormonal deficiencies, a
patient may expect a favorable response to their complaints.
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