Italian sexology, Nicola Pende’s biotypology and hormone treatments in the 1920s

This article analyses a selection of Nicola Pende’s studies from the 1920s on ‘endocrinological abnormalities’ associated with impotence, a lack of virility in men, a lack of femininity in women, and homosexuality. By analysing endocrinological sexual theories and treatments, it aims to illustrate t...

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Main Author: Chiara Beccalossi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Presses universitaires du Midi 2018-05-01
Series:Histoire, Médecine et Santé
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/hms/1173