The gland illusion : early attempts at rejuvenation through male hormone therapy /

Nanninga, John B.,

The gland illusion : early attempts at rejuvenation through male hormone therapy / John B. Nanninga, M.D. - Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland and Company, Incorporated, (c)2017. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographies and index.

"Testosterone and estrogen treatments are common today but centuries ago the discovery of sex gland secretions led both physicians and the public to believe they had found the secret to bodily rejuvenation. This book explores the early history and practices of "organotherapy" and how it provided important scientific insights despite its pseudoscientific nature"--



9781476626598


Organotherapy--History.
Rejuvenation--History.
Hormone therapy.


Electronic Books.

RM284 / .G536 2017