Estrogen in Men
By Erik Wibowo, Richard J. Wassersug
Estradiol, the most common form of estrogen, is often called a female hormone, but men produce it too. Insight about its role comes from unusual sources.
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November-December 2014
Volume 102, Number 6
Page 452
DOI: 10.1511/2014.111.452
In 1889, French physician Charles Édouard Brown-Séquard injected himself with an experimental mixture of testicular blood, semen, and extract from dog and guinea pig testes. After just one day, the 72-year-old doctor claimed improvement in his forearm strength, mental ability, urinary stream, and strength of fecal expulsion.
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