Testosterone and estrogen treatments are common today, but in the late 19th and early 20th centuries the discovery of sex gland secretions led both physicians and the public to believe they had found the secret to bodily rejuvenation. This led to bizarre human experimentation involving injections of glandular fluid, ingestion of glandular tissues and the transplanting of testes and ovaries. Stranger still, the treatments supposedly worked, with both men and women reporting enhanced vitality. Only later would the truth about these placebo-induced results be brought to light. This book explores…mehr
Testosterone and estrogen treatments are common today, but in the late 19th and early 20th centuries the discovery of sex gland secretions led both physicians and the public to believe they had found the secret to bodily rejuvenation. This led to bizarre human experimentation involving injections of glandular fluid, ingestion of glandular tissues and the transplanting of testes and ovaries. Stranger still, the treatments supposedly worked, with both men and women reporting enhanced vitality. Only later would the truth about these placebo-induced results be brought to light. This book explores the early history and practices of "organotherapy" and how it provided important scientific insights despite its pseudoscientific nature.
John B. Nanninga, M.D., is a retired urologist who lives in Winnetka, Illinois.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1. Glands 2. Dr. Victor Darwin Lespinasse 3. Dr. George Frank Lydston, Jr. 4. Dr. Leo Leonidas Stanley: West Coast Offense 5. Dr. Serge Voronoff and Monkey Glands 6. Dr. Eugen Steinach and Vasectomy 7. Dr. John R. Brinkley and Goat Glands 8. Quacks 9. Placebo Effect 10. Estrogen 11. Testosterone 12. The Fountain of Youth 13. Direct-to-Consumer Advertising Appendices: deleteA. Daily Schedule of Station KFKB, Milford, Kansas deleteB. Stenographic Notes of a Talk by Dr. John R. Brinkley-November 8, 1933 deleteC. Stenographic Notes of a Talk by Dr. John R. Brinkley-November 9, 1933 deleteD. The Consulate in Piedras Negras Reporting on Brinlkey deleteE. Brinkley's Accumulation of Wealth Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1. Glands 2. Dr. Victor Darwin Lespinasse 3. Dr. George Frank Lydston, Jr. 4. Dr. Leo Leonidas Stanley: West Coast Offense 5. Dr. Serge Voronoff and Monkey Glands 6. Dr. Eugen Steinach and Vasectomy 7. Dr. John R. Brinkley and Goat Glands 8. Quacks 9. Placebo Effect 10. Estrogen 11. Testosterone 12. The Fountain of Youth 13. Direct-to-Consumer Advertising Appendices: deleteA. Daily Schedule of Station KFKB, Milford, Kansas deleteB. Stenographic Notes of a Talk by Dr. John R. Brinkley-November 8, 1933 deleteC. Stenographic Notes of a Talk by Dr. John R. Brinkley-November 9, 1933 deleteD. The Consulate in Piedras Negras Reporting on Brinlkey deleteE. Brinkley's Accumulation of Wealth Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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